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39 Post Office 

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43 Farley Building 

44 Spencer Business College 

45 First National Bank Building 

46 Alan Jemison 

47 Hotel Jefferson 

48 Batterton Coffee Company 

49 St. Nicholas Hotel 

50 Virginia Theatre 

51 Abbott & Bro. 






52 Friedman & Company 

53 Kmpire Building 

54 J. R. Brown Cigar Store 

55 Brown-Marx Building 

56 Jefferson County Savings Bank 

57 Strickland & O'Barr 

58 B. R. t. & P. Co., Office Building 

59 Birmingham Realty Company 

60 Martin Plumbing Company 

61 Chamber of Commerce Building 

62 Hotel Morris 

63 R. D. Burnett Cigar Company 

64 Woodward Building 

65 American Trust & Savings Co. 

66 Seals Piano & Organ Company 

67 Steiner Building 

68 Commercial Printing Company 

69 Oliver Electric Company 

70 h. & N Depot 

71 Geo. E. Lum Machinery Company 

72 Moore-Handley Hardware Co, 
13 Geo. F. Wheelock Company 

74 Moore-Handley Warehouse 

75 Paul Haynes School 

76 Highland Baker\ Company 

77 Hillman Hospital 






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15he 
SHOPPERS' GUIDE 



OF 



GREATER BIRMINGHAM 



THE 



TRADE CENTER OF ALARAMA 




Length, 720 feet 



NEW TERMINAL STATION 



Cost over $2,000,000 



FINELY ILLUSTRATED-A COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FACTS, 
SHOWING THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE MAGIC CITY OF 
THE SOUTH-SHOWING HER SKYSCRAPERS, STORES, RESI- 
DENCES, BEAUTIFUL STREETS, AVENUES, ETC. 



ENDORSED BY THE BUSINESS MEN'S LEAGUE OF BIRMINGHAM 



PUBLISHED BY 

THE DAVIS ADVERTISING AND SALES COMPANY 

PUBLICITY PUBLISHERS 

414 BROWN-MARX BLDG., BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 



$wl> 




City Hall, Fourth Avenue and Nineteenth Street 

Go little booklet, go 

Bearing an honored name, 

Till everywhere that you have went 
They're glad that you came. 



©CIA 2521 46 



A BIRMINGHAM PRODUCTION 

It is with pride that the publishers of this, the first number of "The 
Shoppers' Guide of Greater Birmingham," present to the public one of the 
finest and most costly publications, ever issued from the press of a Guide 
for a city. Every statistic that could be obtained, relating to Greater Bir- 
mingham, has been carefully compiled, and is as accurate as time and money 
can make it, and many of the articles are from the pens of those who have 
made a life study of the article appearing above their names. 

This "Guide" is published and compiled by a Birmingham corpora- 
tion of high repute, who make a specialty of high class publications. It 
was printed by a Birmingham firm, and every engraving was made by a 
Birmingham engraving company. In fact the "Guide" was born and made 
in Birmingham, Ala. 

Every manufacturer, jobber or retailer represented in the "Guide" are 
leaders in their respective business, who have ever before them the civic 
pride and patriotism that goes to make a city great, and we can assure 
every reader of this "Guide" of courteous treatment and honest values in 
every transaction they have with them. 

Publicity Publishers, 

DAVIS ADVERTISING & SALES CO. 




H. J. DAVIS 

President and manager of The Davis Advertising and Sales Co.; President Clerkease 
Manufacturing Co.; First Vice-President Post B., T. P. A. of Alabama; one of the best 
known machinery men in the South, having been manager of the machinery depart- 
ment of Moore-Handley Hardware Company for nearly sixteen years. 



'THE INLAND METROPOLIS" 



"THE MINERAL CITY OF THE SOUTH" 



GREATER BIRMINGHAM 



1871 


AITII f%P OPPORTUNITIES 
IM Y L SKYSCRAPERS 
ill r CONVENTION S 
VI 1 1 Vl ENTERTAINERS 


1909 




First House Built in Birmingham 

Was located on the southeast corner of First Ave. and Twenty-first St. 



ROM A CORNFIELD to the Metropolis of Alabama in thirty-eight 
years! Such is the remarkable record of the "Magic City of 
the South," and one that every citizen of Greater Birmingham 
is proud of. Little did the most confined optimist realize that on 
that bright June day that came for the marketing of Birmingham lots. 

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These had all been numbered and wooden pins driven into the ground to 
mark the limit, and on June 1, 1871, nearly six months before the date of the 
city charter, Major A. Marre bought the first lot in the city for #150. 00, now 
in the heart of the city, on the corner of First avenue and Nineteenth street. 
The value of this property now, after thirty-eight years of steady growth , 
may be indicated in the market value of real estate in Greater Birmingham 
today when, about the last of July, The Birmingham Trust & Savings Co. 
bought the property adjoining their bank, No. 114 North Twentieth street, 
for $65,000.00, or $2,600.00 a front foot. 

The visitor is quick to sense the spell which Birmingham casts over its 




Twentieth Street, Looking North from the L,. & N. Depot 



citizens. It is the grip of a drama, wherein expectation is never closed, and 
suspense, though sometimes poignant, is tempered by the intuition that 
forces are moving in an orderly way to a splendid climax. 

The Birmingham man himself is unconscious of the appeal to his dram- 
atic instinct. He will tell you he would rather live in Birmingham than any- 
where else, because things happen naturally here. There is no forcing of 
effort ; no theatrical clap-trap, none of the fireworks with which some of the 



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Newest First Class Hostelry to New Terminal Station— Three Blocks 
"A REFINED HOME FOR NICE PEOPLE" 






HOTEL JEFFERSON 

2nd Ave. and 24th St. Birmingham, Ala. 

Official Headquarters, Post B, T. P. A. of A. 
STEAM HEAT Porter Meets All Trains PRIVATE BATHS 

AMERICAN PLAN. 

Your only regret when leaving that you can't stay longer. 

Rates $2.00 to $4.00 Per Day. 

OUR SIX O'CLOCK SUNDAY DINNERS A SPECIALTY 

J. B. KENNEDY, Proprietor 

This adv. was written by The Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 



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Hardie-Tynes Manufacturing Co. Builders of Corliss Engines and 
Heavy Duty Throttling Engines, Air Compressors and Hoisting Engines* 
For prices and catalogue, address Hardie-Tynes Mfg. Co., Birmingham, Ala. 




STRENGTH 

Newest and Best Satfe in 
the Market. 

That is only one of the points 
of superiority. Our safe is ahead 
of 'em all in every other way. 
Shelves are rigidly held in place, 
cannot warp or twist out of 
shape, and may be removed for 
cleaning. No tools needed to 
set up. Patent applied for. We 
also make a fine line of kitchen 
tables and oak bedsteads. 

THE 
SOUTHERN M'F'G CO. 

Birmingham. Ala^a-ma. 

Ad. by Davis Advertising & Sales Co 



cities he has in mind are wont to usher in their star events. Developments 
come, he holds, because they must— slowly or quickly, as they may, but 
inevitably. What are a few months or a few years to a city whose place on 
the map is permanent, and whose future a century hence is assured as if it 
were a total of a simple sum in addition ! There is iron ore in the mountains 
and the valleys to last longer than that, and coal enough hard by to melt it 
and feed furnace mouths on land aud sea besides. The steel problem is 
worked out, and the building of more furnaces and mills and factories are 
matters of detail. Why, then, should he boast and cram statistics down the 
throats of his guests? 

A little over thirty-eight years ago Birmingham was not on the map. 
Today it is an enterprising city of 125,000 population, with skyscrapers, four 
theatres, six vaudeville and moving picture theatres, nine banks, ninety 
churches and with a total trade volume of more than $175,000,000 a year. 
vSituated in the heart of Alabama, which is the heart of the old South, Bir- 
mingham commands a geographical advantage as a distributing point superior 
to any other Southern city. Nine railroads afford facilities for transporta- 
tion, and open up and reach an area conspicuous for iis development. Every 
great trunk system in the South has already aline to Birmingham, attracted, 
of course, by the tonnage of this district, which is 40,000,000 tons a year, cr 
thirteen times as much as the cotton crop of the South. Birmingham's pros- 
perity may be traced to its wealth of raw material. It is the center of a 
region which enjoys the distinction of being the only known district in the 
world where coal, iron and limestone and other fluxing material are found 
in quantities together. In the making of pig iron, therefore, Birmingham 
enjoys the advantage of being able to turn out this product at from $2 to $3 
a ton cheaper than it can be made elsewhere. 

In Jefferson county, in which Birmingham is situated, there are thirty- 
two furnaces and one large steel mill, giving employment to 7.440 men and 
paying wages that amount to $5,600,000 a year. In this connection it may 
be stated that the total industrial pay roll of Jefferson county amounts to 
$37,170,000 per year, and 52,166 men are employed in the various industries. 

The opportunity in this district for making glass, both window and 
bottle, are so obvious that they must, in time, make this the seat of the 
Southern glass industry. We have cheap fuel, the mild climate and enough 
sand to make a crystal globe to envelope the world. 



Railroad Schedules 



TERMINAL STATION 



(Effective August 22, 1909) 



Southern Railway. 



Arrive from — 

Corona 8:45 AM 

Atlanta .. 5:20 AM 

Greenville 7:35 PM 

Columbus... ..-12:50 PM 

Mobile 8:10 PM 

Selma 10:30 AM 

Atlanta 10:00 PM 

Washington.. .12:15 PM 
New York 4:00 PM 



Depart to — 

Corona. 12 

Greenville 7 

Columbus 4 

Mobile 6 

Selma 3 

Charlotte 6 

Atlanta 12 

Washington 4 

New York 9 



:30 PM 
:10 AM 
:10 PM 
:00 AM 
:25 PM 
:30 AM 
.15 AM 
:25 PM 
:30 AM 



Queen and Crescent Route 



Arrive from 

Cincinnati 10:10 PM 

N. O. & S'p't.. 6:10 AM 

Cincinnati 10:15 AM 

N. Orleans 6:u0 PM 

Chattanooga... 11:55 AM 
Chattanooga... 9:00 PM 

Meridian 11:38 AM 

Meridian 11:35 PM 



Depart to — 

N. O. & S'p't-10 

Cincinnati 6 

N. Orleans 10 

Cincinnati 6 

Meridian 4 

Chattanooga... 4 
Chattanooga.. . 6 
Meridian ...... 5 



:15 PM 
:15 AM 
:20 AM 
:05 PM 
:10 PM 
:05 PM 
:25 AM 
:30 AM 



Frisco System 



Arrive from — 

Kansas City 

Kansas City 

Winfield 



4:05 PM 

6:45 AM 

10:15 AM 



Memphis 6:00 



Depart to — 

Kansas City 12:20 PM 

Kansas City 10:30 PM 

Winfield 3:45 PM 

Memphis 7:00 AM 



Central of Georgia Railway 



Arrive from — 

Macon 9:05 PM 

Savannah 11:55 AM 



Depart to— 

Macon 7:00 AM 

Savannah 4:10 PM 



Seaboard Air Line Railway 



Arrive from — 

New York 8:45 PM 

Atlanta 10:15 PM 

New York 12:10 PM 



Depart to— 

New York 7:00 AM 

Atlanta 5:30 AM 

New York 4:10 PM 



Illinois Central Railroad 

Arrive from — I Depart to — 
Chicago... 3:15 PM ! Chicago 2:00 



UNION STATION 



Effective September 12, 1909 



Louisville and Nashville Railroad 

Arrive from— Depart to— 

Cincinnati 8:25 AM N. Orleans 8 

N. Orleans 12:10 PM Cincinnati 12 

Cincinnati 3:25 PM N.Orleans 3 

N. Orleans 8:3? PM Cincinnati 8 

*Decatur 7:15 PM *Decatur 6 

*Decatur 10:00 AM *Decatur 3 

Montgomery __ 7:15 PM Montgomery ._ 6 

Montgomery -.10:45 AM Montgomery .. 3 

Birmingham Mineral Railroad 



:33 AM 
:22 PM 

:40 PM 
:45 PM 
:15 AM 
:45 PM 
:20 AM 
:50 PM 



Arrive from — 

Anniston 10:40 

Anniston 6:50 

*Blocton 5:45 

Praco 5:00 

Blocton 11:15 

Blocton 6:45 



Depart to — 

Praco 8 

Blocton 6 

Blocton 2 

Anniston 3 

Anniston 8 

*Blocton 6 



:25 AM 
:30 AM 
:00 PM 
:40 PM 
:35 AM 
:55 AM 



Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic 

Arrive from — I Depart to — 
Brunswick 11:45 AM Brunswick 4:10 PM 

Trains marked thus * run daily except Sunday. 



IMPORTANT TO MERCHANTS 



"The merchant who leaves the PLAC- 
ING of his ADVERTISING EXCLU- 
SIVELY to bis ADVERTISING MAN 
not only WASTES TIME and USE- 
LESS SPENDING of HIS MONEY, 
but at the same time LOSES VALUA- 
BLE BUSINESS that he CANNOT 
REACH with the DAILY PRESS," 
said one of the Merchant Princes of 
New York. 



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The First National Bank 

Birmingham, Ala. 

Capital, , . . $1,000,000 
Surplus and Profits . 800,000 

Depositary of the United States and of the State of Alabama 



Every Branch of Legitimate Banking. 

Domestic and Foreign Exchange 

Commercial and Savings Accounts 
Safe Deposit Vaults, 

Storage Vaults, 

Bonds and Investments 



Particular Attention Given to Accounts by Mail. 



W. P. G. HARDING, President 

J. H. WOODWARD, V.-Pres't J. H. BARR, V.-Pres't 

THOMAS HOPKINS, Cashier 

F. S. FOSTER, Ass't Cashier 

THOMAS BOWRON, Ass't Cashier 

J. E. OZBURN, Secretary Savings Department 



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Let us prove to you that — 

MALT AND MILK BREAD 

is the best bread made in the South. 



Made only by 

Highland Barkery Co. 

Birmingham. Alabama. 

This advertisement was written by The Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 

WE EXPECT TO BE IN OUR NEW BUILDING 

2106=2108 Fifth A venue 

After November ist, 1909. In making this change 
we are giving to Birmingham the best equipped establish- 
ment of the kind in the South. OUR POLICY IS PRO- 
GRESSIVE. We ask your confidence in us. 

E. T. Shaw & Son 

Undertakers and Emb aimers 
Both Phones No. 9. 

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CAR ROUTES IN CENTER OF CITY 

SIGNS ON THE CORNERS TELL WHICH CARS 
PASS THERE 

On the principal business corners of Birmingham there are large signs 
on the poles telling which street cars pass that particular corner. 

Strangers find them a great convenience. They save the necessity of 
asking a world of questions and serve the same purpose as the names of the 
streets and avenues prominently displayed. 

When you want to know what car passes a certain corner, ask the sign 
board. 

Avondale — In 22d street to Second avenue, Second avenue to 20th street, 20th to 
Third avenue and out 22d street. 

Avenue C — In 22d street to Second avenue, Second avenue to 20th street, 20th street 
to Tnird avenue and out 22d street. 

Boyles — In 21st street to Second aveuue, Second avenue to 19th street, 19th street to 
Fourth avenue, Fourth avenue to 21st street and out 21st street. 

Cleveland — In First avenue to 20th street, 20th street to Second avenue, Second 
avenue to 17th street and out First avenue. 

East L,ake — In First avenue to 19th street, 19th street to Second avenue, Second 
avenue to 24th street and out First avenue. 

Fountain Heights — In 20th street to First avenue, Fi st avenue to 21st street, 21st 
street to Second avenue, Second avenue to 20th street and out 20th street. 

Gate City — In Fourth avenue to 22d street, 22d street to First avenue. First avenue 
to 19th street, 19th street to Fourth avenue and out Fourth avenue. 

Highland Avenue and I^akeview — In 22d street to First avenue, First avenue to 
19th street, 19th street to Third avenue and out 22d street. 

Idlewild — In 20th street to Second avenue, Second avenue to 19th street, 19th street 
to First avenue, First avenue to 20th street and out Avenue B. 

Mountain Terrace — In 20th street to Second avenue, Second avenue to 19th street, 
19th street to Third avenue, Third avenue to 20th street and out Avenue F. 

North Birmingham — In Third avenue to 19th street, 19th street to First avenue, 
First avenue to 23d street and out 2Hd street. 

North Fnsley — In Fourth avenue to 19th street, 19th street to First avenue, First 
avenue to 18th street, 18th street to Fourth avenue and out 17th street. 

North Bessemer — In Third avenue to 18th street, 18th street to First avenue, First 
avenue to 19th street and out Third avenue. 

North and South Highlands— In and out 20th street. 

Norwood — In 19th street to First avenue, First avenue to 20th street, 20th street to 
Second avenue, Second avenne to 19th street and out Eighth avenue. 

Owenton — In 18th street to First avenue, First avenue to 19th street, 19th street to 
Eighth avenue and out Eighth avenue. 

Railroad Terminal — All cars pass Second avenue and 19th street, First avenue and 
19ch street and First avenue and Twentieth street. 

South Ensley — In Third avenue to 18th street, 18th street to First avenue. First 
avenue to 19th street and out Third avenue. 

South Bessemer and Powderly — In First avenue to 21st street, 21st street to 
Second avenue, Second avenue to 17th street and out First avenue 

South Fifteenth Street — in Avenue B to 20th street, 20th street to Second avenue, 
Second avenue to 19th street, 19th street to Third avenue, Third avenue to 20th street and 
out Avenue B. 

Twentieth Street and Avenue B IyOop — In 20th street to Third avenue, Third 
avenue to 19th street, 19th street to First avenue and out 20th street. 

Twenty-1 hird Street — In 22d street to Second avenue, Second avenue to 19th 
street, 19th street to First avenue and out 22d street. 

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PIACES OF AMUSEMENT 

THE JEFFERSON— Second avenue, between 17th and 18th streets. 

Tragedy, drama, comedy, etc. 
THE MAJESTIC— Third avenue, between 18th and 19th streets. 

Vaudeville 
THE BIJOU— Third avenue and 17th street. 

Popular prices. Every night. Matinees Tues. Thurs. and Sat. 
THE HIPPODROME— Third avenue and 17th street. 

Vaudeville, pictures, Songs. 10c. 
THE MARVEIy— North Twentieth street, near Third avenue. 
Vaudeville, pictures, songs. 10c. 




Nineteenth Street, Looking North from First Avenue 



THE VIRGINIA (I^ate O'Brien's Opera House) —First avenue and 19th street. 

10, 20 and 30c. 
Vaudeville, pictures, songs. 10c. 
THE AI^AMO— Third avenue, between 18th and 19th streets. 

Vaudeville and pictures. 10c. 
THE BONITA— Third avenue, near 20th street. 

Pictures only. 5c. 
THE PASTIME— Second avenue and 19th street. 

Vaudeville, pictures, songs. 5c. 
THE AMUSE-U— 211 and 213 North 19th street. 

Vaudeville, pictures, songs. 5c. 



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QUALITY AND PURITY 



Start housekeeping right — then dreams will 
come true. If you have one of the following well 
known brands of Coffee in your pantry. 



Made and put up only by 

The 



Batterton Coffee Co 



2409 2nd Ave. Birmingham, Ala. 



ROASTED DAILY 



M AGIC CITY, 4|-lfa BUCKETS ROYAL CUP, 3-lb CAN 

"Fine Cup and Saucer Packed " As Name^ Implies- Fit for 

in Same." 



Kings/ 



HOME LUXURY, 1-Ib 
GARLAND, Mb CANS CARTONS 

"It's Perfect" "For Luxurious Drinkers" 

They are all made in Birmingham 

CHALLENGE, 1-lb BAGS OUR COFFEE IS SERVED 

"The Unequaled Popular Price at the Chamber of Commerce 

Coffee" Drug Store. 

Sold by all dealers of Good Coffee. 

This adv. was written by The Davis Advertising' and Sales Co. 

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Birmingham Realty Company 

2118 First Avenue 

Largest Owners of Property in the City of Birmingham 

Creators and developers of Norwood, ''The Pla- 
cid Place," Hanover Place, and other high-class 
residence centers. Holdings include choice resi- 
dence property in all sections of the city; also 
desirable manufacturing sites. ;: :: :: :: 



You Can Bank With Us By Mail 

If you live out of Birmingham, you can bank with this strong, 
new bank by mail. We pay 4% interest on savings, compounded 
quarterly on our coupon certificates. Write us for any information. 

Merchants and Mechanics Trust and Savings Bank 

212 Twentieth Street, Birmingham 

W. A. PORTER, President W. H. NEVINS. V.-President MOSE LEVY, Cashier 
JOHN W. SPARKMAN, Ass't Cashier AI,. C. GARBER, Ass't Cashier 



H. C. Abbott, 
B. G. Copeland, 
George H. Harris, 
R. G. Hewitt, 
T. W. O'Byrne, 
E. D. Smith, 
James Ashworth 
J. J. Shannon. 



DIRECTORS 

W. H. Nevins, 
J. K. Warren, 
Wyatt Heflin, 
John H. Adams, 
Allen J. Krebs, 
W. O. fanning, 
George H. Stubbs, 
W. J. Varley, 
R. M. Henderson. 



Sol Caheen, 
G. W. Yancey, 
John T. Morgan, 
T. E. Brooks, 
R. E. Collins, 
Mose Levy, 
W. A. Porter, 
W. M. Burgin. 



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GREAT IS BIRMINGHAM 

AND IT IS GROWING GREATER— A FEW FACTS SENT BY MAIL 

AND EXPRESS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY BY THE 

BUSINESS MEN OF BIRMINGHAM 

WHICH ARE UNDENIABLE BUT THEY MAKE A CITY GREAT 




Third Avenue Arcade at Night, Looking East from Nineteenth St. 



BIRMINGHAM AS A JOBBING CENTER 

Birmingham offers unusual inducements as a wholesale market, afford- 
ing to the merchants of Alabama and surrounding states, goods both in 
quality and price which cannot be excelled, and the further advantage of 
quick delivery. Dry goods, shoes, groceries, produce, hardware, machinery, 
farm supplies, plumbers' supplies, crockery, furniture and numerous other 
lines are represented by wholesale houses. The geographical position of 
Birmingham, its railroad facilities, give it the advantage of any other market 
in the South as a distributing point. 

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BIRMINGHAM AS A MANUFACTURING POINT 

Birmingham is rapidly growing as a manufacturing center. The cen- 
tral geographical position of the city, nine trunk lines of railroad, cheap 




First Avenue, Looking East from Nineteenth Street 

fuel, ideal climate, and a constantly expanding market give it the advantage 
over all rivals. 

Manufacturing sites can be secured at a reasonable price, concessions 

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"The Big Four Per Cent. Bank" 



American 



Trust & Savings Bank 

Birmingham, Ala. 



Offers the public the guarantee of 
safety and efficiency represented by 
large resources, experienced man- 
agement, a strong directory and a 
complete and competent working 
force. 

Pays 4 per cent, on savings deposits, 
and compounds the interest twice a 
year. Yours solicited. 



W. W. CRAWFORD, President H. I,. BA.DHAM, Vice-President 

C. M. WII^IAMSON, Cashier 

B. B. CRAWFORD, Ass't Cashier W. C. HAMII/TON, Ass't Cashier 

G. B. McCORMACK, Chairman of Board 



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being made in this respect to those buying for manufacturing purposes. 
There are unexcelled opportunities in Birmingham for the manufacture of 
small and diversified products, as the development has been in previous 
years along the lines of manufacture of heavy products. With the popula- 





Twentieth Street, Looking South from Sixth Avenue 
Red Mountain in the Distance 



tion of Jefferson county one-quarter of a million, the home market for a great 
many products is extended. Detail information as to opportunities may be 
secured by application to the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. 

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NEW BUILDINGS 

There is no better indication of the growth of a city than in the number 
of buildings erected from year to year. 

The following summary of the building in Birmingham, during the past 
four years, is eloquent of the city's progress : 




E. E. Forbes Piano Co.'s Building 

Number of buildings erected year ending May 1, 1906 . 2367 

Number of buildings erected year ending May 1, 1907 3127 

Number of buildings erected year ending May 1 , 1908 3115 

Number of buildings erected year ending May 1, 1909 3225 

Since the above reports, there has been unprecedented activity in all the 
building lines, giving a pithy data that is very encouraging; showing hand- 
some residence sections opening up, etc., and it is bringing good fettle, 
showing the confidence the citizens of Birmingham have in their city. 

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This bank places at the disposal of its customers facil- 
ities perfected during twenty years of continuous growth 
and service. 

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS . . $ 800,000.00 
DEPOSITS 3,600,000.00 

Birmingham trust & Savings Co. 

Birmingham, Hlabama 

A. W. SMITH, President 
TOM O. SMITH, V.-Pres't W. H. MANLY, Cashier 

BENSON CAIN, Ass't Cash. 
C. D. COTTEN, Ass't Cash. E. W. FINCH, Ass't Cash. 



F. B. Fowlkes W. B. Fowlkes 

Bell Phone 4623 Main 

Fowlkes Bros. & Co. 

Rooms 222-223 Brown-Marx Building 
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 

Real Estate an d Loans 

Money wisely invested in Birmingham property now is the 
safest investment known today. 

This advertisement was written^by The Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 

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The Good Roads Machinery Go. 

Kennett Square, Pa.. 

THE MONARCH ROAD ROLLER 

Everything for the Road Maker. 




Improved Steel Champion Reversible Road Machine, with wood or steel wheels as desired 

Rock crushers, road rollers, road machines, road plows, wheel 
scrapers, drag scrapers, street sweepers, street sprinklers, engines, 
boilers, culvert pipe, guide boards, etc. 




Champion Mounted Crushing Outfit- Recommended for town or township use. 

DAVIS ADVERTISING AND SALES COMPANY 

State Agents 
414 Brown-Marx Building, Birmingham, Ala. 

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Second Avenue, Looking East from Nineteenth Street 



NEW RESIDENCE SECTIONS 

Expended on homes: 

In Anderson Place $200,000 

In Mountain Terrace 100,000 

In Forest Hill 100,000 

Now building in these sections 

homes valued at - 100,000 

Expending preparatory to opening new 
residence sections: 

In Forest Park ~$ 75,000 

Aitamont 50,000 

Being expended on streets and boule- 
vards in Shades valley: 

Grandview $ 30,000 

Edgewood [car line] 50,000 

Shades Cliff 65,000 

South B'ham Heights 25,000 

IN THE SUBURBS 

Expended and being expended in build- 
ing operations: 

In Bessemer $500,000 

InEnsley 750,000 

In Elyton 100,000 

In West End 75,000 



IN THE SUBURBS 

In North B'ham 120,000 

In Avondale 60,000 

In Woodlawn 110,000 

In East Lake... 70,000 

WORK IN PROGRESS 

School additions. $104,000 

Sanitary sewers 370,000 

Business blocks at First avenue 
and Twenty-third street 200,000 

One architect has work on hand 
calling for — - 304,000 

Another architect has contracts 
aggregating- — 225,000 

Completion of four office build- 
ings, whose total cost is .— 1,025,000 

Sundry work on newspaper plants, 
club houses and residences 300,000 

BUILDING PERMITS 

Five months, 1909 .— $1,078,279 

Five months, 1908 531,056 

May, 1909 242,(87 

May, 1908 116,990 



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BIRMINGHAM AS A RAILROAD CENTER 

Birmingham is the railroad center of the South. It has nine trunk sys- 
tems, whose lines radiate to every portion of the courtry. These roads are 
the L. &• N., Southern, A. G. S., Frisco, Seaboard Air Line, Central of 
Georgia, Illinois Central, A., B. & A. and the Mobile & Ohio. In addition 
to the railroad facilities, the work of canalizing the Warrior river to a point 




Hotel Florence, Second Avenue and Nineteenth Street 

fifteen miles east of Birmingham is progressing rapidly, and will probably 
be completed within eighteen months. This will give Birmingham a navi- 
gable waterway to the gulf. ^ 



POPULATION 

To give the population of a city since the last census, and give it cor- 
rectly, is almost impossible, and as the publishers of "The Shoppers' 
Guide" are anxious to give the readers statistics that are undeniable, the 

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Moore-Handley Hardware Co. 



Engines 

Boilers 

Pumps 

Gasoline 

Engines 

Sawmills 

Gristmills 

Canemills 

Lath Mills 

Machine 

Tools 



Birmingham, Ala. 








Cement 

Lime 

Brick 

Sash 

Doors 

Blinds 

Mantels 

Tiling 

Roofing 

Clay Pipe 



OFFICE AND SALES BUILDING 




WAREHOUSE 



Wholesale Dealers 

in Hardware, Mine, Mill and Furnace Supplies, Building: 

Material and Machinery of all kinds. 

Dont fail to see our beautiful Mantel exhibit 

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Centrally Located 
Convenient to all Depots 



Strictly First Class 
Steam Heated 1 hrougbout 



SOUTHERN HOTEL 



EUROPEAN 



4th Avenue and 20th Street 



Birmingham, Ala. 



Special attention given to families while in the city shopping. 

Special attention given to traveling men. Ask the 

"Knights of the Grip/' 

RATES, 50c, 75c and $1.00 
C E. BURRELL, D. R. RIDENHOUR, Props. 

This advertisement was writteii bv the Davis Advertising; and Sales Co. 




THE 



Gilbert Trunk 



Made in Birmingham 

Is superior in mate- 
rial and workmanship 
to any other trunk 
sold at the same price. 
A visit to our factory 
will convince you. We 
are headquarters for 
high grade suit cases, 
bags, pocket books, 
shopping"- bags and 
fancy leather goods. 



Gilbert Trunk Factory 

1919 Third Avenue 

Birmingham, Ala. 

(Next to Kress) 

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population of Birmingham today is given from the census of 1900, and 
estimate of increase to date. 




First Avenue at Midnight, Looking East from Nineteenth Street 

Census 1900 38,415 

Now (estimated) 75,000 

Population of Greater Birmingham to be consummated January 1, 

1910, (estimated) 125,000 

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$80,000,000 TAXABLE VALUES 

BY C. S. PETERSEN, CITY AUDITOR. 

Interesting circulars giving the financial statement of the City of Bir- 
mingham and facts about the $200,000 worth of bonds, for which bids are 
now being received, have just been issued by City Auditor C. S. Petersen. 
The circular shows the estimated value of taxable property in Birmingham 





J. Blach & Son's Building, Third Ave. and Nineteenth St. 
The Finest Clothing Building South 

as $80,000,000. It also estimates the population of Greater Birmingham at 
125,000. 

The circular is as follows : 

Birmingham, Ala., September 3, 1909. 

Financial condition of the City of Birmingham, Jefferson county, Alabama, 
and statement of bonds now offered for sale. 
Purpose of issue : Extension of public school system. 

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THEY DO SAY— 

"You won't see Birmingham 
if you don't see Blacks." 

It must be true judging by the great 
number of visitors to our welcoming estab- 
lishment. 

We Do Know 

you won't see the best stocks and the best 
values elsewhere, for Blach's sell only for 
cash to everybody. 




Men's and boys' clothing, 
shoes, hats, furnishings. 

Women's hose and hand, 
kerchiefs. 

Children's and Misses shoes 

Blach's Rebate Railroad Fares 



Mail orders filled quickly and well. 




tRftDE MARK.-. 





Birmingham, Ala. 



TO THE PARTICULAR COOK:- 

Those who want their food, cooked perfectly every 
time should not take chances, but get a 

Born Steel T{anqe 

and all doubt is removed. The BORN cooks everything 
"just right" three times a day 365 days in the year for a 
long period of years. Not a dissatisfied user of the BORN. 
Won't you join the ranks of "Born Boosters?" 

Spiro hardware Company 

Birmingham, 3H1a. 



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Peoples Phone 1359 B'ham 



Bell Phone 1359 Main 



Mewbourne & Spain 

Undertakers and Embalmers 
1809 Fourth Avenue Birmingham, Alabama 




Professional Funeral Directors 

OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. 

Finest Funeral Chapel in the City. First-Class Ambulance Service. 

We are the Leading Undertakers of Greater Birmingham 

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Amount : $200,000, (the unsold balance of an authorized issue of 
$350,000), dated July 1, 19C9, to be delivered October 15, 1909. 

Bids wanted for $50,000, $100,000, $150,000. or the entire $200,000. 

No bids accepted for less than par and accrued interest. Denomination: 
$1,000— coupon bonds. 

Rate of interest: Five per cent., payable semi-annually; interest and 
principal payable in New York City. 

Maturity: July 1, 1939; not optional with City to pay off bonds prior to 
maturity. 




Third Avenue, Looking East from Nineteenth Street 



Bonds to be sold by sealed bids on September 15, 1909, at 12 o'clock, 
noon, in the Council Chamber. 

For further details of sale, see attached newspaper clippings. 

No litigation pending or threatened affecting the issuance of above 
described bonds. 

Authority for issue: Act of State I^egislatue, approved February 25, 
1903; Code of Alabama, Article 27, Sections 1421 to 1435, inclusive, and by 
popular vote September 21, 1908. 

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Scene at East Lake Park 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

Estimated value of taxable property $80,000,000 

Assessed value for taxation for 1909 43,627,755 

Tax rate 1 per cent. 

General City Bonds outstanding 2,739,000 

Sewer Bonds, authorized and sold, but not yet delivered. . . . 200,000 
Special Assessment Bonds, payable by assessments for public 

improvements 246,500 

Cash value of sinking fund 19,960 



GREATER BIRMINGHAM 
THE CITY WHOSE STREET CAR SERVICES, LIGHTING, WATER, SEWERAGE 
AND OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES RIVAL THOSE OF ANY SOUTHERN CITY. 



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VOTE FOR 



Walter K. McAdory 

For Sheriff 

Subject to the action of the 
Democratic Primary 

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COTTON QIN MACHINERY 

ENGINES AND BOILERS 

LINTERS 

GINNERS' COMPRESS 

EVERYTHING FOR THE GINNER 



Cjl 




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*s ,«* 'w<« " -tk'ffki-' " fa j 




THE MUNQER SYSTEM 

A MODERN COTTON GINNING PLANT 

Continental Gin Company 

GENERAL OFFICES 
Sixth and Seventh Floors, Title Guarantee Building 

BIRMINGHAM 

Of our six Factories two of the largest are located at Birming= 
ham. Visitors who are interested in the cotton ginning or cotton 
seed oil mill industries are cordially invited to call at our offices 
and inspect the latest improved equipment. 



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BIRMINGHAM REAL ESTATE 

BY JOHN SPARROW 

The Birmingham real estate market reminds one of a big department 
store— it offers such a variety of "goods" at such a variety of prices. But 
these real estate "goods" are worth the money the buyer pays for them, 
whether the price is large or small. That is another way of saying that real 
estate prices in Birmingham are not inflated or based on fictitious values, 
and they are based, not so much on what Birmingham is going to be, as on 
what Birmingham actually is today. 

A city which builds skyscrapers and spacious apartment houses in a 




Scene on Highland Avenue, South Highlands 



period of general depression has elemental stability— is far removed from 
"boom" influences and methods. During the depression, now happily 
ended, prices of Birmingham real estate as a whole remained steady, and in 
some classes of property it advanced, which shows there was no "water" to 
be squeezed out. 

And, taking the future of Birmingham into consideration, the absolute 
certainty of extensive developments along the lines of steel-making and co- 
ordinate industries, with the arrival of "Greater Birmingham, " and the 
remarkable growth of the city as a railroad and commercial center within 

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Twentieth Street, Looking North from the Highlands 



the past three years, present prices are moderate indeed; logically, they 
would appear to be below actual value. 

Unquestionably, an advance is due. This article is intended for the 
visitor in Birmingham, and its purpose is to remove an erroneous impression 
which he may have brought with him — that "Birmingham real estate is too 
high." 

The visitor is usually interested in real estate, either as an investor or as 

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We are Greater Birmingham's greatest shoe store. Our 
spot cash system saves you about ::::::; 

$1.00 EACH PAIR 

Guarantee Shoe Co. 

1905 Third Avenue 

— Geo* F. Wheelock Company 

107-109 S. 21st Street Birmingham, Ala. 

Roofing:, Sheet Metal Work and Heating:. Get our figures 

before ordering:. 

Both Phones 179 

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ESTABLISHED IN 1887 



Do a general renting and sales business. Write fire insurance. 
Negotiate loans. Home and business property for sale. 

J, L, Yancey Real Estate & Insurance Co. 

118 North 21st Street Birmingham, Ala. 

Atlas Engines and Boilers 

Geo. E, Lorn Machine & Supply Company 

Sales Agents 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 

Also Dealers in Heavy Machinery. 

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TALK WITH 

ALAN JEMISON 

BELL(main)I00 
PEOPLES (bh am) 61 



Jt. S. Smith, jeweler and Optician 

310 V. 20tb Street Birmingham, Jlla. 

Fine Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, etc. 
Dr. James Sharp in charge of optical department. Eyes tested 
free. Repairing of all kinds and work guaranteed. 

This advertisement was written by The Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 

Do You Believe In Signs? 

THEN SEE 



Mill SI EM ca 



They are Greater Birmingham's leading Sign Painters. 
213^ N. 20th St. Birmingham, Ala. Bell Phone 295 Main 

This advertisement was written by The Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 

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a prospective citizen. If he is inclined to investment, business property 
probably has the first call on his attention. If his means are limited, how- 
ever, he soon discovers that there are few opportunities for operation in 
that line. On the other hand if he is possessed of ample capital, he will find 
a profitable opening if he looks carefully. 

Residence real estate is the best field in Birmingham for the investment 
of limited amounts of money, and the portions of the North and South 
Highlands, included within the original boundaries of the city, are com- 
mended by those in a position to advise. Prices of South Highland realty, 
as a rule, are higher than those asked by North Highland holders. 




Scene at Country Club Grounds, Lakeview 



Suburban residence property should appeal strongly to those who would 
like to put their savings into something which will pay a larger rate of 
interest than banks allow. 

There is a wide choice in this class of property in the suburbs of Bir- 
mingham, and as lots are sold on terms, the small monthly payments are 
easily met. 

The best advice which can be given within the limits of a short article 
like this is : If you intend to buy Birmingham property of any kind, place 
the matter in the hands of an established and reputable company or agent. 
There are many companies and agents here who are worthy of confidence. 

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THE SCHOOLS OF BIRMINGHAM 

BY DR JOHN HERBERT PHILLIPS, SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS 

Birmingham is conceded to be the center, not only of the material 
development of Alabama, but also of the educational interests of the state. 
The public school system of Birmingham was the first in the state to develop 
along modern lines, and to indicate by concrete work the possibilities of a 
modern municipal system of education. Twenty-five years ago there were 
only a few cities in Alabama that maintained public schools of any sort. 
These followed in the main the old idea of a primary school and an academy, 
which gave the pupils merely a literary and classical training, preparatory 
for college admission. Birmingham developed her educational work along 
broader lines. The elementary schools trained the pupils in drawing, indus- 
trial work and vocal music, subjects that were then talked about as fads. 

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our motto: 
good work, prompt service, moderate prices. 

J. N. MARTIN, PLUMBER 



High Grade Plumbing and Gas Fitting 

2309 Second Avenue, Birmingham, Ala. 
Beli Phone, Main 2048 Residence, East Lake 481 



The above will always be glad to furnish you esti- 
mates and will guarantee the prices on anything 
in the plumbing line. We run an open shop and 
will be glad to serve you at any time on short 
notice. We back up, with our guarantee, every- 
thing we sell or do. We always have some bar- 
gains in second-hand fixtures. You need not send 
out of Birmingham for anything you need. We 
employ only skilled mechanics in their respective 
lines. Any business entrusted to our care will 
receive our personal attention, also orders outside 
of the city. When in the city make our office your 
headquarters. :-: :-: :-: :-: :-: 



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"IT COSTS LESS AT COLLIER'S" 



COLLIER DRUG CO 



THE 



'oMaJUL 




STORE 



109-11 North Twentieth Street 



Next to Brown-Marx Building. 



Birmingham, Ala. 



The La.rgest Retail Drug Store 
in the South. 

EVERYTHING SOLD ATA CUT PRICE 



J. H. SCRUGGS 

Suite 522 Brown-Marx Bldg. 
General Southern Agent 

The General Fireproofing Co. 

Youngstown, Ohio. 

Manufacturers ALL STEEL 
Furniture and Filing Equipment 
for courthouses, banks, offices, etc., 
where protection is desired against 
fire, mice, rats, vermin and dust. 
Will not swell or shrink. Finishes 
in perfect imitation of finest wood. 
Library equipment, steel lockers. 
Special designs and estimates glad- 
ly furnished. Let me send you 

Typical Stack Filing Devices Catalogues. 
for Office 




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Birmingham was the first city in the state to establish a modern high school 
in place of the old academy ideal. The influence of the Birmingham school 
system upon public education in Alabama and in the South will never be 
fully appreciated because of its quiet, pervasive character. 

In 1888, Birmingham erected the Powell school, then the most modern 
school building in the South. That building became the standard for Bir- 
mingham and for many cities throughout the South. Since then there has 
been great development in school buildings and the city today has many 
buildings that are both larger and better than the Powell. 




Birmingham High School 



The schools of Birmingham are widely known throughout the United 
States, and people who come here to live from the older and more settled 
cities of the North and East contrast favorably the school facilities of this 
young city with those of the older cities of the country. 

During the past year, the school enrollment was nearly 10,000, with 
about 250 teachers. Fifteen separate buildings were devoted to the work of 
the elementary schools which lead to the doors of the great Manual Train- 
ing High school, the capstone of the city's educational system. The High 

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School occupies a magnificent structure erected at a cost of $200,000, and 
accommodates 1,000 students. In addition to the academic studies which 
lead the student to the threshhold of the best colleges in the country, it 
provides a technical and manual training equipment second to no institution 
of its kind in the entire South. It offers courses in carpentry, cabinet work, 
wood turning, pattern making, forge work and machine work, together with 
freehand and mechanical drawing. Girls have an opportunity to take sew- 
ing, dressmaking, millinery, cooking and household art. The excellent 




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Southern Hotel, Twentieth St. and Fourth Ave., Most Popular Priced 
European Hotel in the South— Strictly First Class 

equipment of the physical, chemical and biological laboratories provides 
facilities for learning the elements of modern science in the most practica 
way. In the commercial department, boys and girls may learn the require- 
ments of the business world and through stenography, typewriting, book- 
keeping and commercial law, may learn something of the individual equip- 
ment necessary to meet these requirements successfully. In addition to 
these facilities, the school has a large gymnasium, with shower bath and 
swimming pool adjoining, a large dining room for the noonday lunch 



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Established 1873. Thirty-six Years of Continuous Business in Birmingham. 

H. C. ABBOTT & BRO. 

JEWELERS 

We beg to call special attention to our magnificent stock of 

DIAMONDS 

In all the latest designs of mountings. Necklaces, I<avilliers, Brooches, 
Pendants, Rings, Etc. 

GOLD WATCHES 

From the tiniest Chatalaine to the finest split second Repeater. 

WEDDING GIFTS 

Every conceivable thing that's made of Sterling Silver Also, Cut Glass, 
Bric-a-Brac, Etc. We absolutely guarantee LOWEST PRICES. 

CORRESPONDENCE HAS "I QH^ ^i^<kll«l A V*» 

CAREFUL ATTENTION A CJUO aCtUHU i^VC. 



R, D. BURNETT, W. G. PATTERSON, W. M. MAYES, 

Pres't & Treas. Vice-Piesident Secretary 

R. D. BURNETT CIGAR CO. 

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 

Cigars, Cigarettes, Pipes 
Snuff and Tobacco 

DISTRIBUTERS FOR 

El Principe de Gales Cigars 

Wholesale House, 2015 First Ave. 
Both Phones 351, Birmingham, Ala. 

RETAIL STORES 

Hotel Florence Brown-Marx Bldg. Metropolitan Hotel 

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AMES IRON WORKS 

OSWEGO, N. Y., U. S. A. 

HIGH SPEED AUTOMATIC ENGINES 



BOILERS AND SMOKE STACKS 
SIMPLE AND COMPOUND ENGINES 




Ames High-Speed Center-Crank Automatic Engine— Direct Connected 
with Direct-Current Generator. 

TANDEM COMPOUND ENGINES 

-Davis Advertising & Sales Co 

414 BROWN-MARX BUILDING 
STATE AGENTS FOR ALABAMA 

This advertisement was written by The Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 



service, a spacious auditorium seating 1,500 people, and large library and 
reading rooms to supplement the work of the class rooms. 

This system of schools last year was maintained at a cost of nearly 
$200,000. The Board of Education at present consists of Dr. John L. Parker, 
President; Hon. Sam Will John, Vice-President; Hon. John W. Tomlinson, 
Dr. E. P. Hogan and Mr. Ben M. Jacobs. 

The school system was organized and has developed under the direction 
of the present Superintendent, Dr. J. H. Phillips. He is ably seconded in 
his work by Assistant Superintendent Charles B. Glenn, Principal Charles 




Morris Avenue, in the Wholesale District, Looking West 
from Twenty-second Street Bridge 



A. Brown of the High School, and a strong body of principals and teachers 
who loyally share his progressive spirit. 

Under the Greater Birmingham law, which was recently passed by the 
legislature, a large territory will be added to the present city, and the school 
population of Birmingham will be more than doubled. On January 1, 1910, 
the City of Birmingham will have nearly 40,000 educable youth, between 
the ages of seven and twenty-one, and more than 500 teachers. 

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FRANK NELSON, JR. 

President Chamber of Commerce 



In addition to the public schools, Birmingham is fortunate in having a 
large number of excellent private schools and colleges. Among these are 
the Birmingham College at Owenton, Howard College at East Lake, the 
Birmingham Seminary, the Margaret Allen School for Girls, the Pollock- 
Stephens Institute, and several excellent Business Colleges. Few cities in 
the country of the same population can compare with Birmingham in the 
character and equipment of her educational institutions, public, denomina- 
tional and private. 



A publication that will pay a commission to any advertising man to 
get business j > om the firm thai pays him for his services, to advertise Us 
business to the best advantage, should be condemned by all honest men. 

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CAROLINA PORTLAND CEMENT CO. 

We have at Birmingham full stocks of cement, lime, plaster, roofing, 
fire brick and general building materials. Agents for the Standard Brand 
Portland Cement, Acme Cement Plaster, Apex Plaster, Wood Fiber Plaster, 
Superior Graphite Paint, Asbestos Cement, Asbestos Pipe and Boiler Cover- 
ing, etc., etc. Keystone White Lime is the cheapest because it is better. 

We can reach you anywhere in the Southern states, and solicit your 
inquiries and orders. Birmingham Alabama, 

Offices at - Long Distance Telephone Bell 557. 

Atlanta, Ga. Charleston, S. C. New Orleans, La. 

GIBSON REALTY COMPANY 

216 N. 21ST STREET 

REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE 

We always have something "worth while" for the investor, and we 
guarantee substantial profits to those who come first and get pick of lots in 
WOODLAWN HIGHLANDS. We make a specialty of caring for the prop- 
erty of non-resident owners, protecting it with insurance, collecting rents, 
paying taxes, attending to repairs, etc. Be sure you see us before you 
leave the city. 

For Signs that Beautify and tend to make "A City Beautiful" 
CALL UP BELL 3194 MAIN 

UNION SIGN CO. 

P. W. McDonnell, 1801 Second Avenue. 

SIGNS ON GLASS, BOARD, MUSLIN AND METAL 

WALL AND BULLETIN ADVERTISING 

JOHN P. M'COY 

CANDIDATE FOR 

COUNTY AUDITOR 

OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA 

SUBJECT TO THE ACTION DEMOCRATIC PARTY 

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H. J. DAVIS, 



Pres. & Gen. Mgr, 



EVERYTHING IN MACHINERY' 

J. W. MINOR, 

Secretary & Treas. 



HINDS PEEVEY 

Vice-President 



The Davis Advertising & Sales Co. 

MACHINERY AND SALES DEPARTMENT, H. J. Davis, Manager 

Machinery, Boilers, Engines, Road Rollers, Motors and Generators 
Feed Water Heaters 



AGENTS FOR 

Good Roa^s Machinery 

Company, 

Kennett Square, Pa. 

Bradford Machinery Too' 

Company, 

Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Celebrated Reilly Feed 

Water Heaters 

Griscome, Spencer Co., 

New York 




AGENTS FOR 

Ames' Iron Works, 

Engines and Boilers 

Oswego, N. Y. 

Willey Electric Motors 
and Generators, 
Louisville, Ky. 

Clerkease Advertising 

Cabinets, 

for Jefferson County, Ala. 



"Autobrite," the great Metal Polisher. "Absolutely no acid." Its the magic cleaner of the 
20th century. It cleans anything on earth, without injury. When in the market, write us. 

414 Brown-Marx Bldg, Birmingham, Alabama 

BELL PHONE 1455 MAIN 



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HEALTH AND SANITATION OF GREATER BIRMINGHAM 



BY DR. R. B. HARKNESS 



In order that a clear understanding may be had of the plans for health 
betterment in Greater Birmingham, a brief explanation of our health ma- 
chinery should be made. 

The laws of Alabama provide each county in the state with a Board of 
Health, which is composed of physicians. This Board of Health, has as its 
executives, the health officer and his assistants, for the county at large, also 




St. Vincent's Hospital 



for each incorporated city or town in the county. Through these executives, 
known collectively in Birmingham as the city health department. 

The Board of Health is expected to care for the health interests of the 
citizens. Before taking up in detail the duties of the health department of 
Greater Birmingham, some general considerations may be disposed of. 
Birmingham is between 550 and 650 feet above sea level, its citizens are not 
subjected to extremes of temperature either in summer or winter; the sur- 
face is sufficiently rolling to give good natural drainage. We will now con- 
sider in detail the more important features in public health work. The fol- 

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lowing are some of the most important matters that engage the attention of 
the health department in daily routine. 

1st. Supervision of communicable diseases. 

2d. Inspection of milk, meat and other foods. 

3d. General sanitary inspection. 

4th. Overlooking garbage, collection and disposal of same. 

5th. Sewerage. 

It will easily be seen from the foregoing summary that the work of the 
health department is largely educational in its character. 




Hillman Hospital 



"Be a teacher first — a policeman second," should be a rule practiced by 
every officer connected with any health department. However, the most 
important feature of this work, is that of awakening an intelligent interest 
in communicable diseases among the people. We must teach the public 
that tuberculosis is a germ disease that is fostered only in unwholesome sur- 
roundings, that to spit in a street car or public building may endanger the 
life of some fellowman. Every man and woman should be taught that a 

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Phor\e Bell 708 Phone Peoples 727 

Ashby Brick Company 

Manufacturers of 

High Grade Fire Brick 
8Lnd Shippers of Fire Cla.y 

Plant a.t Ashby, AIql. 
General Offices: Brown-Marx BIdg., Birmingham, Ala. 

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BELL PHONE 708 PEOPLES PHON E 727 

DAVIS DRILL COMPANY 

GENERAL OFFICES: 
1127-8 BROWN-MARX BLDG. 

DRILLS, DRILLING & PROSPECTING. 



Yolande Coal & Coke Co. 

Make a Specialty of 

High-Grade 72-Hour Foundry Coke and Washed 

Blacksmith Coal. 

Phones: Bell 708. Peoples 727 

General Offices: 1129-1133 Brown-Marx Building, Birmingham, Ala, 

Mines and Ovens at Yolande, Ala. 



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THE 



AGE-HERALD 

Greater Birmingham's Greatest Newspaper 

DAILY 

SUNDAY 

WEEKLY 



The best advertising medium in the Famous 
Birmingham District. THE AGE- HERALD 
published every day of the week; only MORN- 
ING AND SUNDAY PAPER; is the favorite 
paper of all classes in the Birmingham Dis- 
trict, which is increasing more rapidly in pop- 
ulation than any other section of the South. 



THE S. C. BECKWITH SPECIAL AGENCY 

SOLE AGENTS FOREIGN ADVERTISING 
NEW YORK - TRIBUNE BUILDING - CHICAGO 

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New Age-Herald Building, Fifth Avenue, near Twenty-first Street 
Finest Newspaper Building South 

sufficient air space in a well ventilated room is his or her right when sleep- 
ing, and that in order to live healthful, wholesome lives, we must live largely 
out in the air and sunshine. 

Typhoid fever comes directly or indirectly from some previous case; 
that the typhoid germ is contained in the discharges from the body of a 
typhoid victim and unless these germs are killed by proper disinfection that 

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they will be carried upon the hands or by flies to some other person. We 
must teach that the house fly is one of the most potent factors in the spread 
of typhoid, and can be exterminated by caring properly for stables. 

MILK INSPECTION 

The most important factor in preserving the public health is during the 
past few years that the milk supply of Eirmingham has been subjected to 
systematic inspection. Great progress has been made and the next few years 
will see more rapid progress. The dairies are visited regularly and the 
dairymen are carefully instructed in modern dairy methods. The public, too, 




Residence oi J. H. Scruggs, Highland Avenue 



is being taught to demand clean milk, and that dirty milk and a high infant 
mortality always go together. Recently a system of score cards has been 
introduced in the dairy inspection work, and this makes the dairyman's 
comparative standing perfectly clear to those who read the reports. 

All meats sold in Birmingham are carefully inspected by trained men, 
and more attention will be given to the inspection of the general food sup- 
ply as the health department is allowed additional help. 

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J. W. Minor, President 



Lewis Minor, Secretary-Treasurer 



Bessemer Fire Brick Company 



Manufacturers of 



Fire Brick and Fire Clay Products 

Bell Phone 978 Main 




Works at: 
Bessemer, Ala., Ensley, Ala. 



General Offices: 
415-416 Brown-Marx Building 



BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 

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WHERETO EAT- 

GOLD LION TEA & LUNCH ROOM 

BROWN-MARX ANNEX 

Appetizing Lunches and Breakfasts. 
Home Cooking and Quick Service our Specialties. 

EVERYTHING THE BEST 

1888 — ESTABLISHED— 1888 

A, A. ADAMS & CO. 

2103 1ST AVE. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 

If it's good insurance you want, write us. Nothing but 
the best handled. Fire, accident, health, plate glass, steam 
boiler, liability, burglary, tornado and bonds. If it's real estate 
we will buy, sell or rent your property and assure you of con- 
servative management. 

the OLIVER ELECTRIC COMPANY 

Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. 
BIRMINGHAM 

No. i South Twentieth Street 
Rewinding Motors and Generators a Specialty, 

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BELL PHONE 1663 MAIN 

STRICTLY UNION MADE GOODS 

F. HAR1CH 

TAILOR AND MEN'S OUTFITTER 

Merchant Tailoring ^^SSH^ 2523 N. Fifth Avenue 

Opposite Terminal Station. Birmingham," Ala. 

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SEWERAGE SYSTEM 

Years ago men of vision saw that ample provision should be made for 
sewerage in Jones Valley. Accordingly, at the expense of several hundred 
thousand dollars, a magnificent system of trunk sewers was laid from one 
end of the district to the other. At the lower end of these sewers, modern 
septic tanks purify the sewerage to a marked degree. In every direction sewer 
mains extending from the trunk sewers to every thickly populated portion 
of our territory are being laid. This will give us a sewerage system unex- 
celled by any city in America. As soon as the sewer mains are laid into new 





T. C. Bradley's Residence, at Idlewild 



territory a chart of the new sewers is put into the hands of the sanitary 
inspector for such district. He sees that all citizens connect with sewers at 
the earliest possible time. 

LABORATORY 

Because of its important bearing upon every phase of health department 
work, our laboratory will be mentioned here. As soon as the work of organ- 
izing a city health department for Birmingham was undertaken the necessity 
for a microscopical and chemical laboratory was seen. The small beginning 

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that was made several years ago, has already grown into large proportions 
and will have to be greatly enlarged to take care of the increasing amount 
of work. In this laboratory examinations of water, milk and foods are 
made. Examinations are also made for the detection of infectious diseases, 
such as tuberculosis, typhoid, diphtheria, malaria and others. 

WATER SUPPLY 
Birmingham is particularly fortunate in the purity of its water supply. 




Residence of W. P. G. Harding, at Glen Iris Park 

Naturally of good quality, our water is additionally safeguarded by being 
passed through modern sand filters before reaching the consumer. In addi- 
tion to this, frequent examinations are made in our laboratory in order that 
no contamination may pass unnoticed. 



"GREATER BIRMINGHAM" 

That great city you have heard so much about — the city of opportunities 
— the city of progress— the city that built skyscrapers during the panic. 

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OF ADVERTISING THERE IS NO END' 



H. J. DAVIS, J. W. MINOR. HINDS PEEVEY, 

Pres. and Gen'l Mgr, Secre'ary and Treasurer Vice-President 



THE 



Davis Advertising&Sales 

COMPANY 

414 Brown-Marx Bldg. Birmingham, Ala, Bell Phone 1455 Main. 
ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT, FRANK S, REA, Manager 



do a general Advertising business, 
are the Publicity Publishers of the South, 
make a specialty of high-class publications, 
employ only experienced and live advertising 

writers, 
control the advertising in Jefferson County, in 

the Clerkease Advertising Cabinets, 
published the history of the Alabama National 

Guard, 
represent a number of Trade Publications for 

Alabama, 
are the publishers of the following well-known 

publications 

"The Shoppers' Guide of Greater Birmingham" 
"The T. R A. Commercial and Industrial Review/' 

If you want a booklet or catalog compiled to increase 
your business, ''that's our business." See us first — then 
you won't see anyone else. 



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Jacob-Evans Co. 

Expert 
Steam Heating Engineers and Contractors* 



We furnished the Steam Heating plants 
in both the 

Chamber of Commerce 

and 

Empire Building 

Shown in this Book* 

No better work can be done. Let us figure with 

you. Estimates cheerfully furnished. 

Call and see us. 



Ground Floor Steiner Building 

2 1st Street and 1st Avenue 

Birmingham, Ala. 

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Birmingham Trust & Savings Co.'s Building— One of the Finest South 



$6,385,834 INCREASE IN BANK CLEARINGS FOR EIGHT MONTHS 

Clearing House Statement Shows Remarkable Increase in Money 

Handled.— $940,929 Increase for August This 

Year Over August Last Year 



The clearings of Birmingham banks for the month of August shows the 
remarkable increase of nearly one million dollars over the clearings for the 
same month last year. An increase of nearly six and a half millions for the 



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General Offices and Salesrooms Birmingham Ry., Light & Power Co. 



first eight months of this year compared with the same period of last year is 
further evidence of the stability of Birmingham banks. 

The monthly report of Miss Ina Sheppard, manager of the Birmingham 
Clearing House Association, issued today, shows a steady and continual in- 
crease month by month. Followimg are the comparative figures: 

1908 1909 

January $ 8,738,474.61 $ 9,775,531.83 

February 7,164,733.00 7,763,650.95 

March 8,082,525.46 8,495,129.79 

April 7,606,490.28 8,256,410.07 

May 7,221,050.68 8,361,738.12 

June • . 6,758,075,93 7,705,558.18 

July 7,131,513.18 7,879,763.00 

August ••.... 6,506,441.50 7,447,371.45 

Totals 159,299,304.62 $65,665,144.02 

The increase for August of this year over August of last year is $940,- 
929.95. The increase for the first eight months over the same peiiod last 
year is $6,365,839.40. 

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. M- Breiclley 

901 Farley Building Birmingham, Ala, 

Real Estate 

Timber and Mineral Lands a Specialty, 
Big Money Opportunities. Values Increasing Rapidly, 

This advertisement was written by The Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 
"THE PROGRESSIVE BANK OF GREATER BIRMINGAHM" 

im Alabama Trust and Savings Go. 

223 Norih 19th Street Birmingham, Alabama 
CAPITAL STOCK $100,000, FULLY PAID 

Prompt attention given all Commercial Business. 

Time Certificates "Interest Bearing" 4 to 6 months 4 per cent. 

Ten Branch Banks at Childersburg, Edwardsville, Vincent, Berry, 
York, Fort Payne, Altoona, Waverly, Oakman, Vernon. 

officers: 

GUS. T. BRANNON, President ECTOR H. SMITH, Vice-President 

JAS. R. I^EWIS, Sec'y and Treas. 

THOS. STOBERT, Cashier CHAS. M. SPENCER, Auditor 

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Oldest and Largest House 


of Its Kind 


in the State of Alabama 


ROBERTS & SON 


(Incorporated) 


Printers, Lithographers, 


Blank Book Makers, En- 


gravers and Manufactur- 


ing Stationers, Rubber 


Stamps and Office Sup- 


plies, We Rebate Rail- 




1810-1812 Third Avenue, 


Local and Long Distance 




BIRMINGHAM 





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Interior of H. C. Abbott & Bro.'s Jewelry Store, Finest in Alabama 



POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS 

No better indication of the growth of a city can be shown than the in. 
crease in the receipts of the postoffice in the various departments. Below 
will be found the receipts of the Birmingham, Ala., postoffice for five con- 
secutive fiscal years, beginning with the fiscal year ended June 30, 1904, 
and the money order department from the fiscal year beginning with the 
fiscal year ended, June 30, 1906. 

MONEY ORDERS ISSUED AND PAID 

Year Issued Paid 

1906 $ 59,314 | 92,707 

1907 68,165 111,474 

1903 78,190 128,645 

1909 79,933 113,913 

POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS 



Year Amount 

1904 $ 153,832 

1905 216,372 

1906 258,491 



Year Amount 

1907 $ 292,460 

1908 . . 322,784 

1909 317,217 



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THE CLIMATE OF BIRMINGHAM 

The climate, the sum total of meteorological conditions in so far as they 
affect animal or vegetable life of the Birmingham district, compares favora- 
bly with the climate of any other place in the Union. Its merit lies in the 
rare occurrence of those extreme deviations from normal weather conditions 



f/ r 



5r 





a n 



HBP - :: * 




U. S. Weather Bureau Building, Fountain Heights 



that continually enlarge the statistics of loss of life and property. But the 
normal conditions of all the seasons are such as will accustom in a short time 
and satisf} 7 any foreign individual in search of a moderate clime. As a 
newspaper man puts it, "You can write up stories about the good weather 

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J. H. SCRUGGS K. T. MORRISON 

Southeastern Engineering Company 

Engineers and Contractors 

Suite 522 Brown-Marx Bldg. 

Designers of reinforced concrete buildings of all kinds, 

bridges, water towers, etc. We make a specialty 

of fireproof cotton warehouses. 

General Southern Agents 

The General Fireproofing Company 

Youngstown, Ohio 

Manufacturers concrete reinforcing bars, expanded metal, wire 
fabric, trusset, expauded rnetal lath and steel studding, corner beads, 
wall tiles, etc. We also design and furnish structural steel and 
cast iron work of all kinds. LET US HAVE YOUR INQUIRIES. 



"To Get ihe Right Treatment From the Trusts, Patronize Their Competitors" 

Alabama Oil Company 

AVENUE E AND THIRTY-SECOND STREET 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 

If It Is Our Oil, It Is Oil— And It Is Good Oil 

BELL PHONE 1147 MAIN 
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN OILS AND GREASE 

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Southern Bridge Company 

Engineers, manufacturers and build- 
ers of bridges, roofs, buildings and 
steel structural work. Highway 
bridges a specialty. Estimates cheer- 
fully furnished. ::::::: 

SOUTHERN BRIDGE CO. 

AVE. A AND 39TH ST. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 

This advertisement was written by the Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 

If You Are Going to Build— 

DON'T FAIL TO GET OUR PRICES. To build wisely and well, 
you must buy the best at the lowest price. We feel that we can 
assure you not alone the highest class materials, but all at a price 
that will effect you a considerable saving. 

Among other things we handle Heath & Milligan's Best Prepared 
Paints, Paint and Varnish Brushes, Pratt Lambert's Varnish, Oils 
and Railroad White Lead. 

Sash, Doors and Blinds, Mantels, Tile and Grates, Lime, Sand, 
Hardwall Plaster (Agatite) Cement and a full line of Shelf Hardware. 

So let us repeat — "If you are going to build, dont fail to get our 
prices." Come to the GOOD LUCK STORE, No. 13 N. Twentieth 
street, and save monev. 



WOODLAWN SUPPLY CO. 

WOODLAWN AND 13 N. 20TH ST., BIRMINGHAM 

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of Birmingham all the year round and not bring forth a single good weather 
story." Thus the Birmingham newspapers may be excused for giving 
undue prominence to some trivial atmospheric disturbances or changes that 
would go unnoticed in other localities. 

Birmingham owes its agreeable climate to its convenient situation at 
the Alabama terminus of the Apalachian mountain ranges, at an elevation 
above sea level of 6C0 feet, which gradually increases to somewhat above 
700 feet in the northern and southern residence sections. This position is 
beneficial in both the summer and the winter seasons. In the summer 




Eleventh Avenue Methodist Church, South Highlands 



months periods of abnormally high temperature are scarce, while compara- 
tivelv cool nights are the rule. These favorable temperature conditions are 
only surpassed by those of the Shades Mountain and Shades Valley regions 
which lie, within walking distance, south of the city and are justly acclaim- 
ed as healthful summer resorts. To one attached to horticulture the sum- 
mer climate of Birmingham may be summarized in the statement that roses 
will bloom all through the summer in almost any year. But while Bir- 
mingham thus shares in the advantages of other Southern districts at higher 

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New Undertaking Building Shaw & Son, on Fifth Avenue 
Finest and Most Complete in the South 

altitudes, its intermediate elevation renders its winter seasons notable for 
the scarceness of snow, sleet storms, and high northerly winds. 

The following table shows the temperature and rainfall averages and 
is computed from the official records kept since 1893; 





Mean 


Average 


Average 


Average 


No. 


of days 




Temperature 


Maximum 


Minimum 


Rainfall 


with rain. 01 






Temp. 


Temp. 


Inches 


in. 


or more 


January 


46 


57 


38 


4.77 




11 


February 


46 


57 


38 


4.97 




9 


March 


58 


66 


51 


5.77 




11 


April 


63 


74 


52 


4.65 




10 


May 


73 


84 


61 


4.26 




10 


June 


78 


88 


68 


3.62 




11 


July 


81 


92 


70 


5.26 




11 


August 


8L 


91 


70 


4.57 




12 


September 


76 


87 


65 


2.93 




6 


October 


65 


76 


54 


2.26 




5 


November 


55 


66 


45 


2.42 




7 


December 


47 


58 


38 


4.77 




10 



Year 



64 



75 



54 



50.25 



113 



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THE STORE OF GOOD VALUES 



1908 FIRST AVE. 

SIRMINGHAM.ALA 



EXCLUSIVE DEALERS IN MEN'S WEAR 

AT POPULAR PRICES. STRICTLY ONE PRICE. 

TERMS CASH 

The Lacy Realty Company 

2008^ Second Avenue Birmingham, Ala* 

We have been continuously in the Real Estate business 
23 years and can please you when all others fail. 

BELL PHONE 720 MAIN 

Fies & Sons 

3rd Ave. and 16th St. Birmingham, Ala. 

Wholesale and retail dealers in horses and mules. Every 
animal sold under guarantee. Finest livery in the city. 

Telephones 

Bell 952 Main Peoples 466, 2 Rings 



HOW ABOUT YOUR 

COTTON SEED? 



Do you haul them to the depot, sell them at ten 
to fifteen dollars per ton, buy the meal at twenty 
to twenty-five per ton and give away your hulls 

in the trade? Why not make your real and hulls at 
[your g n and save this enorrrous loss? 

We build a line of plantation cotton seed hullers and 
separators, (3 to 18 tons daily capacity), trat can be 
run in connection with any g'n or saw mill and will 
grind your seed into meal and hulls as they ccmef om 
the gin. They are fully guaranteed and are in succe -s- 
f ul operation all over the South. Write for catalogue. 

FERRYMAN « CO. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 



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J. B. Adams, Pres. & Gen Mgr. Established 1874 Capital $100,000 

LONGVIEW LIME WORKS 

Birmingham, Ala. 

CREAMOLI M E 

(THE CREAM OF LIME) 
Will Not Air Sleke. Will Keep Indefinitely. 

The Ideal Lime For YOU 

Write For Descriptive Literature. 

CREAMOLIME is made from LONGVIEW LIME, which is over 
99 per cent, pure, and which has stood the test for over a third of a 
century. LONGVIEW LIME was awarded the medal and diploma 
at the WORLD'S EXPOSITION, ST. LOUIS, and at every exposi- 
tion and fair where shown, it stands without a peer. Be progressive 
and begin to use CREAMOLIME NOW — it saves you money. 

This advertisement was written by The Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 




"The Diversified Industrial Center" 




FRANK NELSON, Jr., President W. H. DURAND, Secretary and Treasurer 


NORTH BIRMINGHAM 


LAND 


COMPANY 




Don't you want to prepare for the future? Then invest 
NOW in North Birmingham property. For ideal homes 
and manufacturing sites. There is more diversified indus- 
tries located at North Birmingham than any other section 
of Jefferson County. ::::::: 


:-: INVESTORS SHOULD INVESTIGATE AT 


ONCE :-: 


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The highest temperature experienced was 104° on July 12, 1901, and 
but few temperatures of 100° or above were recorded before and after that 
date. Of the amounts of rainfall in summer little is due to continuous 
rains caused by general storms; they are chiefly produced by local showers 
of short duration. This fact and the somewhat sheltered location insure 
humidity conditions that are sufficient to sustain plant life without causing 
any inconvenience to the population. The depressing state of the atmos- 




Besidence of K..F. Enslen, Highland Avenue 



phere sometimes met with in summer in the city, is due rather to the 
absence of air circulation than to a high degree of humidity. The average 
wind velocities range from 4 miles per hour, in the early morning, to 8 
miles at 2 p.m. Damaging high winds and hail are seldom encountered. 
The autumn is the finest season of the year. The temperature seldom 
falls to below freezing before the latter half of November. The first light 
frost usually occurs in the middle of October. The earliest date of killing 
frost is October 22, while the average date is Nov. 5. Wind velocities are 

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somewhat higher than in summer, especially in November. Snow and 
sleet are unknown in autumn. 

The lowest temperature occurring at Birmingham was 10° on February 
13, 1899, the only temperature below zero recorded, and there are but 8 
dates in 16 years when the temperature was below 10°. Temperatures sel- 
dom continue below freezing for more than three days, and snowfalls, 
amounting to more than a flurry, are few. The greatest depth of snow 




Southern Club, Fifth Avenue and Twentieth Street 

recorded is 8 inches. Fresh winds prevail during the winter months; they 
become high, at times, with the approach of a general storm area. 

The average wind velocity does not decrease until May, while the 
temperature rises rapidly in March. There are few dates with freezing 
weather recorded in March. The average date of the last killing frost is 
March 19, and the latest date on which a killing frost occurred is April 17. 

W. F. LEHMAN, 

Official in Charge Local Office, Weather Bureau, Birmingham, Ala. 

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Geo. a Blinn, Jr. J. W. Donnelly 



I BOTH PHONES 222 | 

Excelsior Steam Laundry 

1805-1807 Second Avenue Birmingham, Ala. 

Why called Excelsior? Because it excells all others 
in high-grade work, using the most modern methods 
to get the best results. It's results we are after, 
not promises. ::::::::::::: 

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BELL PHONE 3571 MAIN 



W. T. Sanborn & Go. 

ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS 

1010-12-14 NORTH NINETEENTH STREET 

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 

Gear cutting in all its branches, reboring steam 
and air cylinders without removing from bed plate. 
Builders and repairers of engines, locomotives, 
mill and mine machinery. Special automobile 
parts constructed and repairing of fine machinery. 

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Carl iH. Seals & Co. 

REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE AND BONDING 
Real Estate Bought and Sold. 

"If its Insurance, we have it." Let us know your wants. We will do the 

rest. 2003 First Avenue, opposite Brown-Marx Building. 

Both Phones 1750. 

Furniture Stored in Dvist-Proof Lock Up Rooms. 

J. T. CAMP 

Transfer and Warehouse 

Special attention given to moving household goods. Heavy hauling a 
specialty. Bell phone 1632. Peoples phone 108. 

2113 to 2131 Ave. C. Birmingham, Ala. 

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& 



Wm. Reckling 




<*& 



Manufacturer of Saddles, 
harness and carriage trim- 
ming and dealer in horse 
goods. 



ALABAMA PRODUCTS 

MADE iN 

SIGN OF BLACK HORSE 

1811 Second Avenue. Phone 
506. Automobile trimming 
done on short notice. 
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Greater Birmingham's Favorite Furniture House" 

STRICKLAND-O'BARR FURNITURE COMPANY 

Furniture, Matting, Art Squares, Stoves. Anything you 
need to furnish the home. Cash or easy payments. 

2111 Second Avenue Peoples Phone 55 

BIRMINGHAM 

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HI ff 



f life 4 *fc£* w 5 * * 
fiEE 



HE II 




Brown-Marx Building— Largest in the South 



BROWN-MARX OFFICE DIRECTORY 



AMES IRON WORKS 414 

ANDERSON, F. Y 307=09 

Ala. State Land Co 201 

Ala. Real K=tate & Ins. Co 801 

Ala. Fuel & Iron Co 742 

Ala. Coal Operators' Association 1138 

ALA. WHITE MARBLE CO.... 1342-43 



AMERICAN ADV. & SALES CO .__ 1315 
Aetna Ins Co 1146 

BURNETT, R. D., CIGAR CO { G pJUJJ d 

Brown, D. H 210 

Baltimore Investment Co 314-15 

Brooks Lumber Co 320 



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Baugh, J. H B 410 

BESSEMER FIRE BRICK CO -_ 415=16 

Berry, Philips & Blue 405-06 

Burkett, I. D 620 

Birmingham Coal & Iron Co 907 

Birmingham Engineering Co 918 

Birmingham Ore &Mining Co 1238 

Birmingham Car & Mortgage Co 1240 

Bessemer Coal & Iron Co 1201 

Badham & Hassinger 1204 

DAVIS, H. J 414 

BLOUNT, J. S. & CO 1248=49 

Budwig-Meyers Clay Mfg. Co 1250 

BRADFORD MACHINERY TOOLCO-414 

Cameron & Walker 804 

Central of Ga. Ry. Co Ground Floor 

Cocke, Paul Lee 216 

Cambs, J B 721 

Continental Casualty Co 1015 

Coosa Pipe & Foundry Co 1229 

Crowder, J. M 816 

Cameron, W.J 515 

Cleary, L- C. & Co . 1104 

Connell, Geo. R 838 

Chicago & Alton R. R. Co 927 

Crocker-Wheeler Co 938 

C. B, & Q. R. R. Co 1122 

CROWE, Q. B 1129 

CLERKEASE MFG. CO 414 

Conney, H. W 1150 

Cole, E. G 1246 

DAVIS ADV. & SALES CO 414 

Davis, G. H. Co 1235 

Dickerson, J. D.__ 527 

Donelson, J. E 814 

Dawson & Hamrick, Drs 501 

Daugette, P. P 510 

Dennison Mfg. Co 310 

Dickerson-Baker Lumber Co 848 

Douglas, Dr A. G 809 

Drenneu, W. E 427 

Edgar, Allen 214 

Empire Coal Co 716 

EVANS, E. B 524=26 

Edmunson, N. D 729 

Evans, R. V 229 

EBORN, B. F 632=33 

FOWLKES BROS. & CO 222=23 

Fuller, Frank D 227 

First Church of Christ 730 

Foster, Dr. A. C 811 

Fox, C. A 6u7 



Faren Realty Co 815 

Frisco R. R. Co Ground Floor 

FALLS, H. J 1229 

Fruit Dispatch Co... 1308 

GOLD LION TEAROOM ^Hoot* 

Goldstein, H. H 1309 

GOOD ROADS MACHINERY CO 414 

Galloway Coal Co 1222 

Grinder, F. A 1134 

Hobbs, I. D 601 

Hayes, Dr. Oscar 604 

Heflin, Dr. W 920 

Hoadley & Miller ___ 524 

Hickman-Williams Co 831 

HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSP. 

& INSURANCE CO 1051 

Hazen Greenhouses 1152 

Hammond-Byrd Co 1230 

Hayes Rapid Trav Mining & Mch Co 62i 

Hobson Coal & Coke Co 816 

Hail & Thomas 22L 

HALL AIR COMPRESSORS 414 

Johnston, W. H. & Co 224 

Joseph, M 950 

Jordan, Dr. M. H 727 

Johnston, R. D. Jr 1314 

Kingsbury, E. C 209 

Layton, T. A 301 

Long & Whelden 739 

Leake. J P 834 

Lindsay, C. E 850 

Lathrop Lumber Co 930 

MONTGOMERY COAL WASHER 

CO 1239 

Moon, Dr. E. K 424 

Minor, Lewis 1318 

MINOR. J. W 415 

Moore Lumber Co 12'9 

Missouii Pacific R. R. Co 719 

Missouri State Life Ins. Co 508 

Marx, Otto Co 204 

MONARCH ROAD ROLLER 414 

Niles Bement Pond Co 1207 

Neivell, A. T 629 

Overton Oil Co 1150 

OTIS ELEVATOR CO 422=23 

PEEVEY HINDS 1310=12 

Pantaza, Charles D Subway 

Pegram & Meade 215 

Perkins & Dupuy 407 

Perkins & Perkins 6U 



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O. D. MEDLOCK 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 

CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER 

CAN BUILD ANYTHING FROM A 

SKYSCRAPER TO A BARN 

I am a practical mechanic. All contracts fin- 
ished on time. Estimates cheerfully furnished for 
any kind of buildings. I am a Twentieth Century 
contractor and builder. Enough said. 

SEE ME BEFORE PLACING YOUR CONTRACT 

This advertisement was written by The Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 



W. 0. MERRILL, Manager, W. W. OTTO, Sec'y-Treas. 

7916 Walker Ave., East Lake 7916 Walker Ave., East Lake 

MONARCH PLUMBING AND 
STEAM HEATING COMPANY 

We Furnish Material and Install all Kinds of 

Plumbing, Steam Heating, Hot Water, Sanitary Work, Gas Fittings, Etc. 

Prompt Service and First-Class Workmanship 
Office and Salesroom: 2420 N. 4th Ave, Bell Phone 1433. Peoples Phone 1613. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 

We have executed the Plumbing and Steam Heating in the fol- 
lowing prominent buildings: Central Office of the Southern Bell 
Telephone Co., the Walker County Court House, The Boys' State 
Industrial School, The East Lake High School, The Snead Seminary, 
The Henley School, The Powell School, The Alberto Martin School, 
The Lakeview School, The Jno. G. Farley Building (Skj scraper). 

Prompt shipments of all Plumbing Goods made to all points in the State. 

Send for our Prices, 



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Invest Your Money in "Birmingham 
and Suburban "Property. 

It has made thousands indepentent. It will do as much for you. 

We represent the best aud surest of all kinds. We recommend 
only that to which there is merit and future increase. We handle 
the properties of the C. M. Green Realty Co., North Birmingham 
Land Co. and the Wilson Land & Improvement Co. 

In factory location we have any size tract with railroad frontage 
from one to one hundred acres, at prices and terms reasonable, 6% 
deferred payments. 

A few dollars placed conservatively now will reflect many times 
in future years the wisdom of your forethought and good judgment. 

We can place well secured first mortgage loans that will pay you 
8% net if you have idle funds. Call or write us. 

W. G. Tyler & Company 

2009 1st Ave. Ground Floor opposite the New Brown-Marx Bldg. 



JEFFERSON 

COUNTY 

SAVINGS 

BANK 

24 YEARS OLD 

Birmingham 
Alabama 



C. F, ENSLEN, President 
CHARLES E. THOMAS, Vice-President 

E. F. ENSLEN, Cashier 

WILLIAM C. STERRETT, Asst. Cashier 

E. K. CAMPBELL, Attorney 



CAPITAL 
$200,000.00 

RESOURCES 
$1,600,000.00 

SURPLUS & PROFITS 
$100,000.00 



Accounts of merchants, manufacturers and individuals in- 
vited. Interest allowed on special time and savings deposits. 



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Pullman Co 809 

Peuruddocke, F. L 10(8 

PRATT CONSOLIDATED COAL CO 

Eleventh Floor 

PROVIDENCE OIL & OAS CO 1021 

Postal Telegraph Co Ground Floor 

Perry, Sam 230 

Perry, T. B 231 

Pugh, J C 1124 

Robinson Co., J. B 929 

Robinson, Dr E. M 624 

REA, FRANK S 414 

REALTY BUILDING & LOAN ASSN. 

__. 210-12 

Southern Mining Co 40W 

Southern R. R. Co 709 

Scoot, W. O. N _. K21 

Selheimer, H. C H 09 

STANDARD PORTLAND CEMENT 

CO 327=28 

SCRUGGS, J. H 522 

Steel City Lumber Co 822 

Smith & Mudd 824 

Shook & Fletcher 827 

SOUTHERN REDUCTION CO 414 

Simmons. W. A . 389 

SIBLEY=MENGE PRESS BR»CK CO 842 



STANDARD HOME CO 942=49 

Southern Steel Co 1022 

SOUTHEASTERN ENG. CO —.522 

STRINGFELLOW, H. E 1051 

Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co 

13, 14, 15 and 16 Floors 

Tidewater Development Co 1316 

THE WICKS BOILER CO 1021 

Tramwell, W. V 515 

Thompson, Miss Hulit 750 

Ullman& Winkles 735 

UNION DISCOUNT CO 609 

White & Heflin 204 

Woodruff, T.L 220 

Walton, Johnson & Snyder— 616 

Williams Iron Co 1001 

Westinghouse Electric Co 324 

Wells J C 625 

Webb, J. F 732 

WILLEY ELECTRIC MOTORS AND 

GENERATORS 414 

Winkler, Max J 734 

Waite, J. G 752 

Weston, W. C 1142 

Yancey, G. W.__ 314 

YOLANDE COAL & COKE CO 1129 






Orr & Lanning Livery Stable, Finest in Birmingham 
Second Ave. and Seventeenth St. 




First National Bank Building 



FIRST NATIONAL BANK OFFICE DIRECTORY 



Ala. Consolidated Coal & Iron Co 819 

Atlantic dumber Co 1023 

Allis-Chambers Co 605 

Avondale I^and Co 436 

Birmingham Mortgage & Trust Co ._ 323 

Birmingham Loan & Discount Co 638 

Black Diamond Coal Co 1U06 

BENTON, S. A.— 212=14 



Birmingham Fertilizer Co 

Ballard & Ballard, Drs 

Berry & Berry 

Bastick, P. E 



633 

829 

627 

503 

BESSEMER COAL, IRON & LAND 

Co., Realty Dep't— 219=220 

Brown, C. G 337 

Birmingham-Bessemer Land Co 501 



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R. G. BULLARD, PEYTON NOWELL, B. M. BULLARD, EUGENE F. ENSLEN, 

President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer 

BULLARD 

Car Door Equipment Go. 

GENERALOFFICES: 
ROOMS 220-221 EMPIRE BUILDING 

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 

BELL PHONE 4580 MAIN 



THE CAR DOOR FIXTURE OF THE CENTURY. THE ONLY 
BURGLAR-PROOF CAR DOOR MADE. 



The time saved by a local freight train on 
one trip more than pays for the at- 
tachments on the entire train. 



FOR FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSES IT HAS NO EQUAL 



Being adopted by the Great Railroad 
Systems of the Country. 



FACTORY: 50TH ST. and southern ry. 
WOODLAWN, ALABAMA 

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EVERYTHING THAT'S GOOD TO EAT" 




First National 
Bank Building 

' BELL 

PHONE 3907 
MAIN 

Birmingham, 
Ala. 



"Good morning; I certainly enjoyed my breakfast," said one of 
our many satisfied customers, to our restaurant. We have the finest 
lunch room in the center of the shopping district. Our menu contains 
every delicacy from the land and sea which, with our prompt service, 
makes it the favorite lunch room of Greater Birmingham. At the Ba- 
kery counter you will find cakes and pastry, made from recipes of 
celebrated chefs, and bread and rolls like we alone can make them. 

This advertisement was vuritten by The Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 



E. E. FORBES PIANO COMPANY 

ALABAMA'S PIANO HEADQUARTERS 

We positively offer piano buyers more important advantages than can be se- 
cured elsewhere. We have more pianos and better pianos for buyers to select 
from. Doing by far the largest business in the state, we control the sale of the 
very finest makes. Only at E. E. Forbes Piano Company will you find the king 
of all Pianos— Chickering, the Everett, the wonderful Autopiano. and the fol- 
lowing well known makes, each a leader at its price:— Kranich & Bach, Bush & 
Gerts, Krell-French, Ivers & Pond, McPhail, Story & Clark, Harvard, Wegman, 
Smith & Barnes, Forbes, Pease, and others. Our values are absolutely unap- 
proached Here are a few of the reasons why we can and do save money for our 
customers:— We are among the largest buyers of pianos in the United States, 
consequently command the very lowest prices known to the trade. Our business 
is so vast that the expense of selling is reduced to the minimum, necessitating 
but a very small margin of profit on each sale. We have our own repair expei ts, 
tuners, movers, delivery wagons, etc , and we effect economies in every branch 
of the business. Every dollar we save is passed along to our customers. Our 
immense output and ample capital enables us to take advantage of special op- 
portunities where large purchases mean a big saving. Piano buyers will always 
find many matchless bargains in our stock. If you want to be sure of obtaining 
the best Piano your money will buy; if you want the easiest and safest payment 
terms, if you appreciate service of the highest order, if you value the assurance 
of perfect satisfaction, then come to E. E. Forbes Piano Company, Alabama's 
leading Music House, where thousands of buyers have ah eady found these and 
many other advantages. Victor Talking Machines at wholesale and retail. I,arge 
stock of records and Edison Business Phonographs. Write for our illustrated 
catalog. It's free for the asking. E. E. FORBES PIANO COMPANY, headquar- 
ters, 1909 Third Ave., Birmingham, Ala, with stores at Montgomery, Anniston, 
Mobile, and eight other stores. 



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Casey & Massey, Drs 515 

Carmichal & Wynn 637 

Crowder, J. M 237 

Compton & Whitfield, Drs — 315 

Gaston, H. R., Dr 417 

Carmiehael & Merrell, Drs 708 

CRUMLEY, DR 227=228 

Crow, F. C 838 

Campbell & Johnson 731 

Calhoun, C. A 837 

Caiman & Hogue 221 

Clapp & Meadow 217 

Cooper & Scott, Drs 51? 

Copeland-Inglis Shale Brick Co 608 

Comer & Watts 508 

Cabiness> & Bowie 833 

Deedmeyer & Michael 621 

Dupont-DeMemours Powder Co 223 

Dearbourne Dental & Chem. Works. 911 
DeSoto Coal Mining Development Co. 631 

Davis, Cammack Ground Floor 

Davis, David J 1012 

Eubank, Geo., Dr. 810 

Edmonson, J. H., Dr 1027 

Eubank, A., Dr 710 

FOSTER-CREIGHTON=GOULD 

CO 206=07 

FISCH, W. H. & W., LUNCH 

ROOM Ground Floor 

Furtwangle & Smith 301 

Florence, D. T., Dr 427 

Going & Merrell 610 

Graves-Matthews Paving Brick Co.-. 702 

Graves Shale Paving Brick Co 701 

Gazzam, Clement 336 

Harris, A. B Dr 412 

Hawks Osment Co 737 

HAIL, JOE C 408=09 

Hall, P. W 2 8 

Hodgess, Dawney & Co 712 

GREAT SOUTHERN LIFE INS. CO 301 

Interstate Casualty Co 321 

INTERNATIONAL CORRESPOND= 

ENCE SCHOOL 938 

JORDAN, W. M., DR 419 

Jones, R. Y., Dr 317 

Kaufman, S , Cigar Co Ground Floor 

Kennedy, J. S 815 

Kerr & Haley _. 617 

Kelley Co.— - 1001 

Looney & Logan — 636 

London, John 533 



Locke, Hugh A 437 

Lowe & Cocke, Drs 421 

Lowe, P. M 310 

Little Warrior Coal & Coke Co 623 

Lynch, F. M Ground Floor 

Lathem, Frazier *m 

Lane, A. O 933 

Morris Adler Co 1029 

McDowell & Esteb 910 

Motley & Dryer 808 

Mitcheal Minis Co 536 

Miller & Walker 502 

MAY, E. E., DR 431 

Moorefield & Levy, Drs 423 

Moon & Attwood, Drs ___ 308 

Minge, J. H _' 210 

Morris, Loveman 906 

Moore, M. K 1017 

Montgomery, J A 905 

NATIONAL CASH REGISTER 

CO 212=14 

Nabers & Wood, Drs 602 

North Alabama View Co 205 

New York Life Ins. Co . 719 

Oden Elliott Lumber Co ^35 

Perkins & King, Drs 510 

Parke, T. B., Dr 415 

Robbins & Reynolds 1015 

Reliance Life Ins Co 812 

R^ese Dental Supply Co 706 

Reese, G. W., Dr . 705 

Ratliff & Leavell 527 

Rimmer-Long Co 401 

Southwestern Underwriters' Ass'n ..1010 

Sage, I. Y 736 

Stalling & Drennen 723 

Stouts Mountain Coal & Coke Co 629 

Saunders, B. J. & Co 611 

Smith cNt Bondurant 1019 

Slocumb, R. G 739 

Sellers & Jernigan, Drs 215 

Snedecor, F. F., Dr 410 

Shropshire, C. W., Dr 327 

Southern Weighing and Inspection 

Bureau 405 

Thomlinson & McCullogh 423 

Turner & Kindrick 601 

TARRANT, FELIX S., REAL 

ESTATE 914 

Wheeler & Washington 506 

Whitman & Knowlton, Drs 519 



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Woodall. P. H . 6L5 

WOOD. STERLING A " 202 

White, H. K 937 

Weller, T. A 23L 



Weatherly & Stokely. 

Whatley & Adams 

Wyman, B. ~L, 

Yeilding, C. E Dr __. 



801 
319 
715 
406 




Jefferson County Savings Bank Building Second Avenue 
and Twenty-second Street 



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H. J. DAVIS, 

Pres. & Gen, Mgr, 



J. W, MINOR, 
Secretary & Treasurer 



HINDS PEEVEY, 

Vice-President 




"EVERYTHING MOVED 
BY ELECTRICITY" 



CLERKEASE ADVERTISING CABINET 

Clerkease Manufacturing Co. 

414 Brown-Marx Bldg. 
Birmingham, Ala. 

Bell Phone 1455 Main 
Plant at Woodlawn, Alabama 

The Sign=board of Prosperity 

points to the business man 

who moves his business 

by Electricity 

Clerkease Store Fixtures and 
Moving Shelving. 
Brings your goods to the cus- 
tomer quickly. When through 
it puts them away. Protects 
your stock from dust and from 
being shop worn. 

Clerkease Office Cabinet and 
Desk Combined. 
The wonder of the age. Every- 
thing at your fingers end. 
You never have to leave your 
desk all day. Your ledgers, 
files, etc come to you. 

Clerkease Advertising Cabinets. 
The moving advertising me- 
dium of the times. It advertises 
your business when other me- 
diums sleep. Signs can be 
changed daily. Results are 
quick. Cost is small. 

This advertisement was written by The Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 




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"THE EMPIRE CORNER" 

1ST AVE. AND 20TH ST. 

J. R. BROWN 

EMPIRE CAFE 

The Finest South. In the Latest Skyscraper — the Empire. 

Also the Finest Imported and Domestic Cigars 

Cigarettes and Tobacco. 

"THE FAVORITE CORNER" 

Second Avenue and Twentieth Street 

J. R. BROWN 

The best of everything: for the most fastidious smoker. 
At the Fountain — the best drinks and light lunches. 

This advertisement was written by The Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 



1923 1ST AVENUE 19?3 1ST AVENUE 

BANDMAN-MARX 



i i 



FASHION TAILORS" 



No man who is at all interested in Good Clothes 
ought to miss seeing our display of 

All Wool Reliable Woolens 

It's the most complete line of desirable fabrics 
ever assembled by a tailoring house. 

Birmingham Tailored Clothes 



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EMPIRE OFFICE DIRECTORY 



Anderson, D. S 3404-19 

Arnold, B. F. & Co 518-19 

Anderson, Albert J. Mfg. Co 1303 

Birmingham Macaroni Co 617 

Badwin M. M 1404-19 

Benners, T. H. & Co 503-05 

Bradley, I,ee C 1401-19 



Brazelton, A. W 

Burt, N. H 

Bell & Louman 

Bell, F. H 

Bell, Dr. A. W 

Beavers, Dr. J. R 

BRANNON LUMBER CO 



.__. 1404-19 
—.518-19 
--.1612-15 
.—1612-15 
—1218-19 
— .1218-19 
1316 



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BRANNON, GUS -1316 

BULLARD CAR DOOR EQUIPMENT 

CO 220=21 

Brandon, E. W 201-08 

Bolton, M. H 512-14 

Cairns-Marx dumber Co 1317-20 

Cairns, T. C 1317-20 

Central Coal Co 818-20 

Chaffee, W. C 3619-20 

Chesway, A. W 715-20 

Colonial Electric Co 1317-20 

Cairns Co 1317-20 

Cain-Williams Iron Co 1317-20 

Callen, Dr. Russell 609-10-1 L 

DICK, BURT 1600=07 

Dedman.J. E., Dr 1304-16 

DUNLAP, JAS. T 312=14 

DOUGLASS, ALVIN M 401=05 

Detroit Fuse Mfg. Co 1301 

Equitable Life Assurance Society. .16U2-08 

Ewing, Wm 1620 

Empire Life Insurance Co 418-20 

Equitable Realty Co 701-00 

Floyd, Oscar__- 4014 6 

Fidelity Trust Co 701-06 

Florence, Dr. V. V 

Goodwin, G. N 1120 

Gault, O. P 201-08 

Harrison, W. G 1208-09 

Huly, W. M 1601-06 

Huffman, C. S 506 

Heacock, Dr. J. D 901-06 

Hill W. T 701-0 6 

Hall, H. S 512-14 

Haley, L J 804-0546 

Hemphill, R. C 803 

Hastings, E. M 1517 

Hessler, W. J 1301-02 

Iron City Lumber Co 701-06 

Jenkins, W. D 2018-0 

Johns-Manville Co., H. W 1220 

James, S. E 1317-20 

JEFFERSON POWDER CO. 1517=18=19 

KAUL LUMBER CO - 1505=14 

Kida &Darden 301-07 

King, J. C 318-19 

Lea, Sumpter J 522 

LADINA CONSOLIDATED MINES 

CO 1118=19 

Ledbeat^r, L. C 14' 4-19 

LOCKHART, H. R., CONTRACTOR 
AND BUILDER 520 



Lockhart, Dr. B. S 901-06 

Luckie, Dr. L. F 1203-06 

Little Cahaba Coal Co 512-14 

Louman, G. S 1612-15 

Mabry, Ranee 1520 

Mabry, R. V 1520 

MABRY, THE CO 1520 

Mabry, W. R 1520 

Marbury Lumber Co 1101-11 

Marks, J. S.. Jr 1317-2J 

McLester, Dr. J S 1616-18 

MEADE &HUEY 1301=07 

Marks, Lee J 1015-16-17 

McGEE, DR. F.A 1304=05=06 

Metropolitan Life Ins. Co 715-20 

Miles, r. W. Co 310 

Moore, Walter 615-20 

Morris, Dr. L. C 1203-06 

Miller, S. P 910 

Morrow, Hugh 1404-19 

McLean, Dr. L. C 1201-02 

Mason, Heacock & Lester, Drs 901-06 

Michigan Mutual 815 

Mason, Dr. J. M 901-06 

Middleton, D. K 1209-11 

Mason-Maun Co 509 

NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., 

OF VERMONT 312=14 

Nutt, Miss Mabel — 1321 

Norwood. J. M 306 

NESBIT, V. J 1301=02 

O'Hear, G. S-i 815-17 

Peoples Oil & Gas Co 621-22 

Palmer, C.J 201-08 

Pearson, R. H 818-2f) 

Protective Life Ins. Co 210 

Prudential Life Ins. Co 30346 

RAND, SAMUEL 1517=20 

Red Star Coal Co 615-20 

R1VOLUTE BLUE PRINT CO __. 1601=06 

Rice, C. E 1404-19 

Riley, J. F 802 

Robeitson.L. W 1303 

Stenogiaphic Bureau, Miss E. Roff--- 801 

Sessions, W.L 303-06 

Sibley, G. T 602-08 

Simmons, C. S 615-20 

SOUTHERN BRIDGE CO 1518 

Standard Bond & Guarantee Co... 50102 

Standard Lumber Co 915-18 

Schulte, E. V 212-17 

Selheimer, H. C 1007-( 8 

Smith, J. R 512-14 



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BIRMINGHAM VIEW COMP'NY 


J. F. 


KNOX, PROPRIETOR 


416-17 21st Street 


Bell Phone 860 Main 









THE 










KNOX 




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STUDIO 




. , v-*- ^:§W\ 


Branch of Birmingham 
View Company. 

OUR PORTRAIT WORK CAN- 
NOT BE SURPASSED 




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Our work the finest, our 
artists the best. Kindly 




^BaaJIk 


give us a trial, then you 




Wbl ^P^H 


will smile with content- 
ment, like our old friend 


-' ^B Bl 




■ . - . ; " , ; \ '' , «* • .* " 


in the cut. Commercial 

photographs a specialty. 

We made all the photo- 




W ^^S^TOPJO' 


graphs in this booklet. 

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Thirty 
Thousand Dollars Saved 

By the South Per Annum 

In Freight on Press Brick 

Sold by the 

Sibley-Menge 
Press Brick Company 



Birmingham, Alabama 



Does not that justify the building public in 
having fostered and encouraged this Southern 
Home industry? Over a million Sibley-Menge 
Press Brick were used in buildings shown on page 
2i of this "Guide." For some other notable build- 
ings in which they were used see buildings shown 
on pages 27, 45, 57, 81, 86, 93, 98, 102, 105 and 
107 of this Guide. 

This advertisement was written by The Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 

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Stevenson 310 

Smith, C. J 512-14 

Seakoole Battery Co 1303 

Strauss, W. C 305 

Shorter, H. R 201-06 

Thomas, Dr 412-14 

Tillman, Bradley & Morrow 1404-19 

THOMPSON. T. C. & BROS1018=19=20 

Tillman, J. P 1404-19 

Travelers Ins. Co 1112-14 

Urquhart, W. B 401-06 

U.S. Realty Co 910 

VAUGHN, WM 1615=16=17 

Walton, Dr. Frank 1201-02 



WARREN & WELTON 1607=1 1 

Weakley, J. B 1001-06 

Whitman, W. J 1001-06 

Wooten, W. t, 1302-03 

Wingfield, Thos. H 4(1-06 

Walker, J. H 804-06 

Wirth, J. J 307-08 

Warren, W. T 1607-11 

Walton, Wm. Leslie 1607-11 

WARNER ELEVATOR MFG. CO 

1301=02 

Williams, R. G 1317-20 

Wood, H. B 915-18 

Whaley, Dr. Lewis 609-11 




Birmingham Athletic Club Building 




Woodward Building, Birmingham's Pioneer Skyscraper 



WOODWARD OFFICE DIRECTORY 



A. G. S. R. R. Co. Ground Floor 

A. G. S. R. R. Co 801 

Andrews, F. H 414 

Andrews, Harry 230 

Birmingham Cual & dumber Co 814 

Aetna Powder Co 616 



Bradstreet Co 216 

Brilliant Coal Co __. 902 

B'ham Rail & locomotive Woiks 314 

Castellas Bros Ground Floor 

City Bank & Trust Co Ground Floor 

Colbourne & Hurst, Drs 220 



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THE TWO METHODS 



THE OLD METHOD 

Did you ever stop to consider that by the old method of buying 
anything in the machinery line, the expenses of the salesman who 
visited you, his salary, railroad fares and the cost of doing business 
in his department, was all added on the cost of the machinery you 
purchased, and in many eases the salesman was not an expert in 
the machinery line, which in many cases cause delays in completing, 
may be your mill, or the starting of the machinery, on account of 
some very important part being missing, causing tiresome letter 
writing and unsatisfactory answers, following the "Old Red Tapeism" 
your letter of recent date has been referred to our Mr. Jones, etc., 
for investigation and still the delayed machinery is further delayed? 
This is the old method. 

THE NEW METHOD 

Is how to save time and money, and have your machinery de- 
livered promptly, and the cost of same very materially reduced, and 
the profits on same not charged on the cost, as of old, in paying a lot 
of unnecessary expenses, as any business man knows it takes to run 
an expensive machinery department The leading manufacturers of 
the country have, after 3 ears of study and experience, and to meet 
prices in this the age of competition have adopted the state agency plan, 
for it saves you money, and you deal with the manufacturer direct. 

When in the market for any kind of machinery, all you have 
to do is write to The Davis Advertising and Sales Co., then Mr. H. J. 
Davis, President and Manager, will mail you a catalogue and any 
information you may require. Mr. Davis is an expert machinist, was 
manager of the machinery department for Moore-Handley Hardware 
Co., Birmingham, Ala., for nearly 16 years, and is the best known 
machinery salesman in the country, and has sold more machinery 
than any salesman south of the Ohio. 

Try the new method! See how much more satisfactory it will 
prove over the old method. Write us when in the market; we will 
mail you a catalogue at once for any kind of machinery made. See 
our estimate first, then you will always follow the new method. 
Let us prove it to you. 



The Davis Advertising and Sales Company 

414 Brown-Marx Building: 
Bell Phone 1455 Main. Birmingham Ala. 



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VJtti') th 




H.F.WOOD 



GENERAL 
CONTRACTOR 



NINTH FLOOR, EMPIRE BUILDING 

All work finished according to specifications. Nothing but first-class work- 
manship. Don't fail to let me figure for you. 

PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE GO,, of PHILADELPHIA 

Write all forms of mutual life insurance at cost. Has loaned in Birmingham 
over A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS to help develop the city in the erection 
of office buildings, stores and residences. For insurance or agency see 

P. C. RATLIFF, General Agent 

527 First National Bank Building: 




vo TE fob SAM M. BLAKE 

FOR CLERK AND REGISTER OF CITY COURTOF 
BIRMINGHAM. 

Because he has worked for 15 years in the 
office as a deputy clerk. 

Because he is always accommodating and 
pleasant to deal with. 

Because he will appreciate your support and 
influence. 

Subject to action of Democratic party, pri- 
mary 1910. 

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WOODWARD OFFICE DIRECTORY— Continued 



C C C. & St. D. R. R. Co. 

Crawford, E. A _„" 

Dun, R. G. & Co 

East Piatt Coal Co 

Frisco R. R. Co 

Frisco R. R. Co 

Grasselli Chemical Co ... 

Howell Cotton Co 

Hammell, E 

Hopkins, F W 

Hill, O &Co 

Irvin, F, H 



916 

310 

614 

2<i5 

605 

63'> 

825 

520 

330 

224 

203 

211 

Inman, Akers & Inman . 516 



Jolinck & Putman, Drs 



617 



Jacobs, .Sol 504 

Kirkpatrick Sand & Cement Co 501 

Deake, W. E 620 

Moore, J. W 924 

Milner, B. C. Sons Cn 530 

Merchants Manufacturing Co 509 

McMichael & I y ide_. 4 9 

McCrossin, F. J 305 

Mobile & Ohio R. R. Co 307 

Mosley & Billah 425 

Myatt, A M 227 

Mclvaws, G. H. & Co 625 

Nice, C. M., Dr 316 

National Coal & Coke Co 311 

Orcutt, M. D -„- 830 

Peters, W.J W., Dr 416 

Pittsburg Tes'ingDab. Co 322 

Phoenix Steel Co.— 320 



Parker, J I, Ground Floor 

Rucker, E. W., Dr H25 

Rucker, E. W 901 

Robinson, C. C , Dr. .. 828 

Rogers-Brown Co 725 

Republic Iron & Steel Co 701 

Reid Powers dumber Co 518 

Robbins & Austin . 327 

Ryan Real Estate Co 203 

S. A. L. R. R. Co Ground Floor 

Smith & Smith 3' 3 

Spurgeon, S P.. 411 

Southern Fuel Co 418 

Smith, A. G & E D 422 

Stubbs, Geo. H , Dr 522 

Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co 1001 

Shannon, J. S 1025 

3. A. D. R. R Co 525 

State of Alabama Mining Dept 727 

Toole, A. T., Dr 9u7 

Tarrance, G., Dr 325 

V. T. & G. Air Dine 507 

Woodson, I y . G., Dr __ 822 

W. S. Health-Accident Ins Co 403 

W. S. Health-Accident Ins. Co 426 

Watson, E. C 425 

Williams, Jno R 401 

Wm Mason 226 

Woodward Stenography Bureau 225 

Whitcomb, Geo. D. Co 211 

Woodward Barber .Shop ...Ground Floor 
Woodward & Stil'man 420 




Hotel Hillman 




Birmingham Chamber of Commerce 



CHAMBER OP COMMERCE DIRECTORY 



Alabama Anti-Saloon League. 501-02 

Alabama Christian Advocate 516-17 

Aldrich, W. F 301-02 

Alabama Demurrage.- 301-02 

Beecroft, H. W 4'6-07 

Birmingham Home Inv. Co 308-9-10 

Birmingham Engineering Associa- 
tion of the South 414-16 



Hiles, W. A 319 

BIRMINGHAM TIMES 301=02 

Building Material Men's Exchange 206-10 

Bolton, James 401-02 

Brown, H. M 318 

BUSINESS MEN'S LEAGUE —.218=20 

Birmingham Plating Co 226 

Barton, J. K... Ground Floor 



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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTORY— Continued 



Bartlett, H. S 514-15 

Carrutes-James Shoe Co 318 

Campell, Miss I,. P 506-07 

Chadwick, J. S 516-17 

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE— 414=17 

Copeland, Dr. M. A 314-16 

Clarke, C. M 318 

Clark, G. M Ground Floor 

Dean, H. T 6l8 

Eisman, Mark 408-10 

Elliot-Fisher Co 518-19 

Employment Office 626 

Estes, J. R 626 

Fisher, Otter El 506-07 

Floyd, Ed 424-25 

Fuller Merchantile Co 317 

Fowlkes, J. H 514-15 

Friedman, A 417 

Goodbar & Co 320 

Grau, Dr. F. G 314-16 

Gray, W. H 424-25 

Hawthorne, R. W 616-17 

Heyman, & Heythone Co 616-17 

Hillhouse, James 421-25 

Hillard, Mrs. N. J 60'-12 

Howell, I. H 618 

Harris, I,. M 514-15 

Ingersoll-Rand Co.. 308-9-10 

Jefferson County Medical Society-. 619-25 

Jemison, J. S 508-10 

Kay, W. A 303-05 

I^andsburger, H 511-12 

Iyawrence, Brooks -- 501-02 

I.eadbeater, H. I 518-19 

Iyongergan, G. B 618 

Landaw, M 321-22 

Marshall Field & Co 601-02 

McClary- Jemison Mach. Co 508-10 

Mathews, Z. W 323-26 



Murphy Advertising Co 308-10 

Murphy, R. E--- 3(8-10 

McDaniel, Dr. W. A 311-12 

Manley, R. T. & Co Ground Floor 

McAdory, Dr. W. P 314-16 

Neil, Robert 424-25 

Nevins, W. H 601-12 

Navy Recruiting Station 520-26 

Orr, C. P 419-23 

Pollock & Co 321-22 

Quigley, E. P 301 

Robinson, A. M. Co 303-05 

Rankin, J. W Ground Floor 

Shall, Dr. E. H 314-15 

Silk, W. W 418 

Snow, E.J 305-07 

Southern Building Supply Co 406-07 

Southern Dental Mfg. Co 323-26 

Southern Mosaic Tile Co !___ 319 

Southern Mutual Aid Association.. 419-23 

State Mine Inspector 424-25 

Swan-Abram Hat Co 306-07 

Storage Co 414 16 

Stephens, Miss Willetta 514-15 

Sloss, T. & M Ground Floor 

Schleihaif Still dumber Co 319 

Swanson, E. C Ground Floor 

Tarr, C. B 320 

Towerson, John 301-02 

Union Realty Co Ground Floor 

Vail, T. L. C— . - 406-07 

Walls, J. W . 520 

Westhimer-Swats Shoe Co 511-12 

Williams, Rinaldo 523-25 

Williams. G. W 418 

Withington Pharmacy Ground Floor 

White, Frank Ground Floor 

Yates, J. A. & Co 514-15 



Publicity Advertising 

It is considered by everyone that Publicity Advertising, such 
as Street Cars, Bill Boards and Signs over their place of busi- 
ness, to be good advertising, and that it never becomes old. If this holds 
good, why are not signs that are moving constantly in a public 

place better than ones that are always stationary? They are so con- 
sidered by everyone that is not looking for graft. 

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J. C. ORR Both Phones 1062 W. 0. LANNING 

ORR & LANNING 



Livery, Feed and Sales Stables 

Carriages, Broughams, Traps and Light Livery, 

Special Attention Given to Boarders. 

1 7th Street and Second Avenue Birmingham, Alabama 



Chris's Place Chris's Place 

1926 First Avenue 406 N. 26th Street 

Peoples Phone 630. Next to Near Terminal Station 

Empire Bldg. Bell Phone 3962 Birmingham, Ala. 

OUR MOTTO: Clean and CHRIS COLIAS > Pfo P- 

quick service. Open Day and Night 

This advertisement was written by The Davis Advertising and Sales Co. 

J. M. Robinson, Norton & Co. 

(incorporated) 
Importers, Mfgs. and Jobbers Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Notions, Shirts, Etc. 

Alabama Department, J. E. Russell 

Headquarters and Sample Rooms, Morris Hotel, Birmingham, Ala. 

"HIGH CLASS MERCHANDISE" 

Ladies: — We call your attention to our handsome line of 
Millinery, Suits and Waists. Suits from $9.95 to $40.00. 
Hats from $2.48 to $35.00. Waists from 95c to $12.50. Take 
advantage of week-end rates to shop with us. 

T. C KING, 1923 Second Avenue 

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Farley Building 



FARLEY OFFICE DIRECTORY 



Allen, U.Iv 808 

Allen & Bell . 307 

Black & Weakley.. 210 

Bromberg, F. W , Jewelry Company 

Ground Floor 

BRADLEY, T. M., REAL ESTATE 901 

Bevil, Dr. R. F 606 

Boyd, A. S 202-03-04 



Bowman, Harsh & Beddow. 

Coffman, R. D 

Copeland, Dr 

Coff, J. B , Ins Co 

Dillard, Dr. W. R 

Florence, Dr. D. F 

Gaston & Pettus 

Glover, J. T 



— 503 
.--510 

— 404 

— 208 
-402-C3 
-- 705 
-. 702 
.. 805 



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FARLEY OFFICE DIRECTORY— Continued 



Green & Howard, Drs 801 

Glass, Dr 701 

Hill Shoe Co Ground Floor 

HILL, L. P., REAL ESTATE 605 

James, Dr R. A 3i'8-(9 

Joy, T. H 902-03 

Leatherwood, R. L 807 

MASTERSON, DR. W. T 813 

Moore, E. S 601-3 

McFadden, Geo. H. & Bros 611 

MeCarty, Taylor 313 

Margon Adv. Co 907 

O'Connell, Dr 4(6 

Onlie Barber Shop Ground Floor 

Penn. Casualty Co 202-04 



Pugh, Miss E. E-- 908 

Pugh, J. E - — . 206 

POWELL, C. B 500-16 

Rosamond, Dr 1 302 

Rittenburg, Dr. P. E 806 

Southern Indemnity Assn 709 

Strange & Chappel 511 

Smith, C. B 507 

Stalling-L,acey Court Reporters 400 

Strickland, Dr 300 

Sibley, Dr 910 

Thagard, Dr. R. C 311 

Vowell, Dr. T. P 607 

Williams, Clark 913 




Country Club and Grounds 




Title Guarantee Building 



TITLE GUARANTEE OFFICE DIRECTORY 



American School Furniture Co 901 

Andrews, F. S 309 

Aird, J. B 211 

American Labor Supply Co 514 



Adams, G. G 

Arnold, J. H. & Co. 

Brown, A. L, 

Buckshaw, T. C 



809 

109 

311 

. 703 

Buck Coal Co 9t5 



Citizens Ins. & Realty Co 401 

Cartwright, J. M... 903 

Cbatman, H. C 512 

Clayton. R. A _ 901 

Chambell, J. W 207 

Chambell, R 207 

CONTINENTAL GIN CO 600 

Collins, J. T 906 

Crane, H. C 205 



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TITLE GUARANTEE OFFICE DIRECTORY— Continued 



Constantine, K. W 803 

Cannift, W £05 

Denson & Denson 907 

Dillard, M.J 911 

Dryer, J. B 206 

Educational Exchange 901 

Forney, J. G 906 

Gentry, Dr. W. T 403 

Green, Dr. J. K 803 

Hillman-Watts Land Co 905 

Howelite, W. T 211 

Huddleston, George 314 

Jefferson County Sand Co 305 

Jones, A. A 411 

Johnston, T. H. & Co 708-09 

Johnson, Ben F 407-08 

Lamkin, Griffin 412 

Locke, H. A 801 

Martin, W. J 2U 

Miller & Martin 909 

Molton, T. H. & Co 108 

Munger, R. S 704 

Patterson & Brandon.. _ 714 

Philadelphia Dental Rooms 403 



Republic Land Co 206 

Rigg, Dr. E. P --- 905-06 

Robinson, J. B. & Co 911 

Russell, R. A __ 401 

Smyer, E. J 102 

Smyer, R. B 205 

State Mining Department 714 

Scholl, H — _ 801 

Sullivan, J. A. 

Spink, W. E - - 801 

Stone, Lee 214 

Thomanson, S. T 301-02 

Thomas Fraser Lumber Co 506 

Thomas Bradston Co £01 

Title-Guarantee Laud Co 101-06 

Terrell, R. A 706 

Turner. J. S 503 

Watts, R. B 412 

Ward, J. H 209 

Warren & Welch 707 

Whelan, Dr. Charles 807-8 

White, Frank & Son_. _ — 201 

Whilldin, D. O _ 711 

Woolverton, W. H 408 



HOOD BUILDING OFFICE DIRECTORY 



ALLEN, D. F., REAL ESTATE 
LOANS 332 

BOWEN, THE W. H. CO., SCHOOL 
SUPPLIES 336 

CUFF, F., PERFECTION MILL 
QOODS 221 

DENEGRE, JOHN, ROYAL LIFE & 

ACCIDENT CO.... 452 



Davidson & Mccarty, misses 
stenographers, notary 

PUBLIC 216 

HEAD, J. D., REAL ESTATE 212 

LABOR ADVOCATE 450 

McNALLY, RICH ARD P., LAWYER 455 

PEARSON, RALPH, MANUFACT= 
URER'S AGENT 324 

YE1LD1NG, C. M 444 



MISCELLANEOUS LIST 

MIMS B. STONE, SOFT DRINKS AND LUNCHES AT COLLIER DRUG CO- 

THE GRIDLY=LEE ICE CREAM CO 412 N. 21st ST. 

MANN & ANDREWS 2021 4th AVE. 

GEO. O. MABRY- 1905^ 2nd AVE. 

PAUL'S CAFE. 217 N. 19th ST. 

DRS. DOZIER & DOZ1ER 113^ N. 21st ST- 

B'HAM BROKERAGE CO., UUDB BUILDING 2nd_AVE & 20th ST. 



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C. W. UFFORD 

President of The Business Men's League; President Alabama State Pair 

Association; President Roberts & Son, Printers, Stationers and 

Lithographers; one of Greater Birmingham's Most 

Progressive Business Men 



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FRANK P. CHAFFEE 

Secretary of The Business Men's League 



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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS 

C. W. Ufford, President 
M. V. Joseph, Vice-President H. J. Porter, Second Vice-President 

John L. Parker, Treasurer 



DIRECTORS 

A. H. Ford 

Hugo Marx 

Sol Caheen 

L. Pizitz 

R. D. Burnett 

J. D. Collins 

VvT. T. Cox 

A. W. B. Johnson 

Herman Saks 

J. Burger 



"To 

Bring More Trade 

to 

Birmingham 1 ' 



DIRECTORS 

H. D. Drennen 
Eugene Fies 
Coleman Blach 
George McCleery 
C. H. Nabb 
Bertram Jacobs 
J. H. Holcombe 
Dan A. Hogan 
G. B. McVay 
John W. O'Neill 



F. P. Chaffee, Secretary 

218-219-220 Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Bell Phone, Main 4492 

Office hours 9:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. 



"GREATER BIRMINGHAM" 

The city whose mercantile and mamifacturing interests of bat a few 
years ago was that of the average city of the South, has now reached 
the proportions of one of the really great cities of the United States 



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(I 



R EATER BIRMINGHA 



BRIGHT 
SPOT 




KLCOMB, VISITOR, welcome ! Birmingham salutes you, what- 
ever your mission may be, and wants you to look us over, visit 
our parks, and beautiful residential districts, our fine theatres 
and other places of amusement, and last but not least, call at 
our splendid retail establishments and investigate our commercial and in- 
dustrial activities. 

Birmingham is the "Bright Spot Trading and Industrial City of the 
South." It enjoys world-wide fame as the most rapidly growing city in 
America, as regards population and industrial importance. It is now tak- 
ing its place as the recognized trade center of a very large territory. 

You will find this booklet contains much valuable information as to Bir- 
mingham's attractions as a city of homes, as an educational center, as an 
industrial center, etc. This portion is to tell you why Birmingham is the 
natural and logical retail trade center of Northern and Middle Alabama, 
and why it is to your advantage to trade here. 

Birmingham wants your trade, and wanting it, offers such genuine in- 
ducements as will convince you that it is to your interest to trade here. 

Birmingham has the most up-to-date stores in the South, with the 
largest and most complete stocks to be found in Alabama. 

Birmingham merchants are live, energetic, constantly looking the 
markets of the world over, and buying things you need at lowest possible 
cost to themselves to sell at lowest prices to you, and are imbued with a 
liberal policy toward their customers. 

Birmingham has nine trunk lines, radiating in all directions, with 
schedules arranged for your special convenience. The railroads have on 
special week-end and two-day rates, enabling you to come here at very 
small cost. 

Birmingham's splendid railroad connections with the large markets of 
the North, East and Middle West, enables its getting everything the 
shopper wants, and getting it well in advance of the season. 

Birmingham's large trade emporiums enable you to shop in less time 

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than at any other one city in Alabama, for frequently everything from a pin 
to an automobile can be found in one establishment. 

Birmingham has a most complete and up-to-date street car system of 131 
miles trackage, which radiates from the city's center to its most remote 
parts. The entire system is under one management, with universal trans- 
fers, making it possible to ride from one extreme of the city to the other for 
one fare. 

Birmingham's places of amusement are noted as the most complete in 
the South. Four large and well equipped theatres, an airdome, and numer- 
ous vaudeville and picture shows leave nothing wanting in amusements. A 
magnificent summer pleasure resort at beautiful East Lake park furnish all 
that any one could wish in the way of a pleasant ride over its approach, 
capped with amusement attractions equal to those of similar resorts in any 
of the large cities of the North and East. 

Birmingham maintains a Business Men's League, composed of all of the 
leading business men of the city, for the special purpose of maintaining 
pleasant relations between the out-of-town shopper and the business inter- 
ests of our city. The Magic City offers you unequaled purchasing advan- 
tages. The merchant members of the League all offer special inducements 
to out-of-town shoppers, and Birmingham's beautiful parks and amusement 
places beckon' you to come and share their pleasures for a day or longer. 
The hotels offer special rates to week-end visitors, and all of Birmingham 
extends a cordial welcome to you. 

BUREAU OF INFORMATION. 

The Business Men's League occupies a suite of rooms in the Chamber of 
Commerce building, where may be found full information concerning the 
city, its pleasure spots, how to reach them, its magnificent business houses, 
its various industries; in fact, everything that visitors might desire to know. 
Courteous attention will be given all inquiries, either in person, mail or 
by telephone. If you desire information not contained in this booklet, call 
on or address THE BUSINESS MEN'S LEAGUE. 

218-219-220 Chamber of Commerce Building, Birmingham, Ala. 
Bell Phone 4492 Main. 



OUT-OF-TOWN TRADE 

The merchant who has the idea that out-of-town business 
can be reached by advertising in the daily press alone, and who 
will turn down other legitimate means to reach such business, 
will soon wonder where the other fellow is getting all the new 
business. The tide of trade once set in will be hard to turn. 



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THE BUSINESS MEN'S LEAGUE 



LIST OF MEMBERS, WITH BUSINESS CLASSIFICATION 

AND ADDRESS 



ABSTRACT AND TITLES 

Birmingham Title & Guaranty Co., 225 N 21st St. 

ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS 

The Southern Audit Co., 208 First National Bank Building. 

ADVERTISING AGENCIES 

Morgan Advertising Co., 2018 1st Ave. 

BARBER SHOPS 

O. K. Barber Shop, 217 N 20th St. 

BANKS 

American Trust & Savings Co., 1st Ave. and 20th St. 
Birmingham Trust & Savings Co., 112 S. 20th St. 

City Trust & Savings Co., Woodward Building. 
First National Bank, 2nd Ave. and 20th St. 
Traders National Bank, 3d Ave. and 20th St. 
Jefferson County Savings Bank, 2nd Ave. and 2 1st St. 

BANKERS AND BROKERS 

Otto Marx & Co., Brown-Marx Building. 

BUGGIES AND WAGONS 

Birmingham Buggy Co., 112 N. 17th St. 

BUSINESS COLLEGES 

Wheeler Business College, 1909g 1st Ave. 

CARPETS, DRAPERY, ETC. 

Hoy-Ratterman Carpet Co., 2018 1st Ave. 

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CAFES AND RESTAURANTS 

Easonville Creamery Co., 303 N. 2uth St. 

Fisch Bakery & Lunch Co., First National Bank Building. 

Little Gem Cafe, 221 N. 19th St. 
Paul's Cafe, 215 N. 19th St. 



CIDER, VINEGAR, ETC. 

Southern Cider & Vinegar Co., 1704 1st Ave. 

CIGARS AND TOBACCO 

J. R. Brown, 2nd Aye. and 20th St. 

R. D. Burnett, Cigrar Co., (Wholesale] 1909 1st Ave. 

CLOAKS AND SUITS 

Loventhal Cloak & Suit Co., 1818 3rd Ave. 
A. Kaufman & Co., 1925 2nd Ave. 

CLOTHIERS, HATTERS, ETC. 

Armstrong Hat Co., 117 N. 20th St. 
Antwine-McGuire-DeShazo, 19 L4 3d Ave. 
J. Friedman & Co., 1908 1st A\e. 
Porter Clothing Co., 1922 1st Ave. 
Reynolds & White, 316 N. 20th St. 
Sommer Tailoring Co., 1912 1st Ave. 
Louis Saks, 1st Ave and 19th St. 
Reynolds Haberdashery Co., 121 N. 20th St. 
J. Blach & Sons, 3d Aye. and 19th St. 

CONTRACTORS 

Birmingham Building & Improvement Co., 2109 1st Ave. 

CROCKERY AND TINWARE 

John W. O'Neill Co., 2020 2nd Ave. 

DECORATORS 

W. D. Colby Decorating Co., 1818 2nd Ave. 

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DRUGGISTS 

Barber-Ramseur Drug Co., 4th Ave. and 20th St. 
Collier Drug Co., 109 N, 20th St. 

Dewberry Drug Co., 2nd Ave. and 21st St. 
Gunn Drug Co., 3d Ave. and 20th St. 
Gunn-Gambill Drug Co., 3d Ave. and 19th St. 
Jacobs Pharmacy, 209 N. 19th St. 
John Iv. Parker, Woodward Building. 



DRY GOODS, DEPARTMENT STORES, ETC. 

Burger Dry Goods Co., 2013 2nd Ave. 

Caheen Bros., 1924 2nd Ave. 

Feder & Burk, 1908 2nd Ave. 

Ferd Marx Store, 1920 2nd Ave. 

Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, 3d Ave. and 19th St. 

King's Kush Store, 1923 2nd Ave. 

Louis Pizitz, 2nd Ave. and 19th St. 

Steele-Smith Dry Goods Co., 1913 2nd Ave. 

The Leader (M. H. Burger), 1911 2nd Ave. 



ELECTRIC SUPPLIES 

Alabama Supply Co., 1917 4th Ave. 
Burney Electric Co., 2117 1st Ave. 
Walker-Middlebrooks Co., 313 N. 19th St. 



ENGRAVERS AND PLATE MAKERS 
Alabama Engraving Co., Thomas Building, 210 N. 21st St. 

FIVE, TEN AND TWENTY-FIVE CENT STORES 

S. H. Kress & Co., 2nd Ave. and 3d Ave. 
McClure Five and Ten Cent Co., 1908 3d Ave. 

FURNITURE, ETC. 

Broyles & Cooper, 2210 2nd Ave. 

Ben M. Jacobs & Bros., 1911 3d Ave. 

Hood & Wheeler, 2010 3d Ave. 
McCarty-Rawson Furniture Co., 2105 1st Ave. 
Preston Furniture Co., 2014 2nd Ave. 

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GENERAL MERCHANDISE 

Earle Bros., 1918 1st Ave. 
Yeilding Bros., 304 N. 20th St.. 

HARDWARE AND SPORTING GOODS 

Birmingham Arms & Cycle Co., 1916 2nd Ave. 
Spiro Hardware Co., 1920 3d A\e. 

Warren Bros. 2012 2nd Ave. 

HARNESS AND SADDLERY 

J. F. Ehrhart, 321 N. 20th St. 

HORSES, LIVERY, ETC. 

Fies & Sons, 3d Ave. and lGth St. 
Orr & LanniDg, 2nd Ave. and 17th St. 

HOTELS 

Morris Hotel, 1st Ave. and 19th St. 
Hotel Hillman, 4th Ave. and 19th St. 
Hotel Florence, 2nd Ave. and 19th St. 

JEWELERS, OPTICIANS, ETC. 

H. C. Abbott & Bros., 1905 2nd Aye. 

Jobe-Rose Jewelry Co., 117 N. 19th St. 

. Lowinsohn, 1921 2nd Ave. 
F. M. Lynch, First National Bank Building. 
Max Robinson, 214 N. 20th St. 
I. R. Rubenstein, 1924 3d Ave. 
James H. Tinder, 306 N. 19th St. 

LAUNDRIES 
Excelsior Laundry Co., 1805 2nd Aye. 

MILLINERY 

Hirsch Millinery Co., 1910 2nd Ave. 

NEWSPAPERS 

The Birmingham Age-Herald, 1813 2nd Ave. 

The Birmingham Ledger, 2119 2nd Ave. 
The Birmingham News, 213 N. 21st St. 

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PAINTS AND GLASS 

Acme White Lead and Color Works, 2015 3d Ave. 
Southern Paint Manufacturing Co., 2011 1st Ave. 

PIANOS AND ORGANS 

American Advertising and Sales Co., Brown-Marx Bldg. 

Cable Piano Co., 1816 2nd Ave. 

E. E. Forbes Piano Co., 1909 3d Ave. 

Jesse French Piano & Organ Co., 1921 3d Ave. 

Seals Piano & Organ Co., 2017 1st Ave. 

PHOTOGRAPHERS 

Bert G. Covell, 3d Ave. and 19th St. 

PHYSICIANS 

Dr. J. H. Sims, 221 £ N. 19th St. 

PRINTERS AND STATIONERS, ETC. 

Alabama Paper & Printing Co., 1709 2nd Ave. 
Birmingham Paper Co., (Wholesale) 1821 1st Ave. 
Roberts & Son, 1812 3rd Ave. 
Roberts Printing Co., 2007 3d Ave. 

PUBLIC UTILITIES 

Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co., 2100 1st Ave. 

Southern Express Co., 2016 1st Ave. 

REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE 

R. A. Brown & Co , 222 N. 21st St. 

Hill Ferguson, 2120 1st Ave. 

Jemison Real Estate & Insurance Co., 2024 3d Ave. 

Jemison-Seibels Insurance Agency, 2024 3d Ave. 

W. B. Leedy & Co., 112 N. 21st St. 

Simon Klotz, 2111 1st Ave. 

Molton Realtv Co., 2028 3d Ave. 

Messer Real Estate & Insurance Co., 224 N. 21st St. 

Ed. S. Moore, Brown-Marx Bldg. 

L. G. Pettyjohn, 1826^ 3d Ave. 

John G. Smith & Co., 212 N. 2lst St. 

B. Aden Thompson. 2113 3d Ave. 

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SHOES 

Collins Shoe Store, 1910 1st Ave. 

Hill Shoe Co., 220 N. 20th St. and 1929 3d Ave. 

Hann, The Shoe Man, 1917 2nd Ave. 

D. & A. Rich, 1913 1st Ave. 

Cox Shoe Co., 1918 2nd Aye. 

SIGN PAINTERS 
Hill Sign Co., 213| N. 20th St. 

TAILORS 

Frank Harick, 2523 N. 5th Ave. 

The Peoples Tailors, 1 19 N. 20th St. 
Williams & Dewey, 1921 § 2nd Ave. 

TRUNK FACTORIES 
Gilbert Trunk Factory, 1910 3rd Ave. 

TYPEWRITERS 

Remington Typewriter Co., 2015 1st Ave. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Ch*s. Z. Daniel, Advertising Manager, J. Blaeh & Sons, 3d Ave. 
and 19th St. 

W. F. Fry. Advertising Manager, Louis Saks, 1st Ave. and 19th St. 
Walter K. McAdory, Clerk Circuit Court, Court House. 
Frank P. O'Brien, Mayor, City Hall. 
Gus F. Thum, Superintendent Roberts & Sou, 1812 3d. Ave. 

Note : Certain of the above named business firms refund railroad fares 
to out-of-town shoppers. For further information concerning same, write 
or call on THE BUSINESS MEN'S LEAGUE, 

218-219-220 Chamber of Commerce Building. Bell 'Phone 4492, Main. 



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RAILROAD FARES OF OUT-OF-TOWN SHOP- 
PERS PAID BY THE REBATE BUREAU 
OF THE BUSINESS MENS LEAGUE 
OF BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 



THE PLAN 



Persons living twenty-five miles or more from Birmingham may have 
their railroad fares refunded on purchasing as mnch as $25.00 worth of 
goods from any or all of the stores of the refund members of the Rebate 
Bureau of the Business Men's L,eague of Birmingham, Ala., on a basis of 
one mile both ways for each dollar's worih of goods purchased. Thus cus- 
tomers coming from any distance outside the twenty-five mile radius may, 
on purchasing a sufficient amount, have their fares refunded. 

For example : 

Persons living twenty-five miles from Birmingham on making total 
purchases amounting to $25 00 ma)' be refunde I their fare both ways. 

Persons living twenty-eight miles from Birmingham on making total 
purchases amounting to $28.00 may be refunded their fare both ways. 

Persons living one hundred and fifty miles from Birmingham on mak- 
ing total purchases amounting to $150.00 may be refunded their fare both 
ways. 

Customers who come a greater number of miles than the number of 
dollars spent, may have portions of their fare refunded. To illustrate: A 
man who lives forty-five miles away on purchasing $25.00 worth of goods 
from the stores of refund members of this Bureau will be refunded twenty- 
five miles of his fare both ways by the Bureau, and he pays for the remain- 
der of the distance traveled. 

One per cent, additional cash refund will be paid to refund customers on all pur- 
chases in excess of the sum necessary to secure the refund of their fare. 

RULES 

1. Fares will not be refunded on refund books after ten days from the 
date on which the books are issued. 

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2. No refund of fare will be allowed unless application for trie refund 
book is made at the time of purchase. 

3. No store shall refund fares or parts of fares direct. Application for 
the refund must be made at the Bureau's offices on completing all purchases. 

4. The total amount of each purchase must be entered on the refund 
book. 

5. This Bureau will take advantage of excursion or reduced rates in 
refunding fares when such rates are secured by refund customers. 

6. Persons must live at least twenty-five miles from Birmingham and must pur- 
chase at least $25 00 worth of goods from any or all of the stores in this Bureau to be 
benefitted by this refund plan. 

7. Office hours from 9:00 a. m. to 6:C0 p. m. 





Sectional View of the Ensley Steel Plant, from Which Rails are Shipped to Every 

Civilized Country on the Globe 



Convincing Reasons Why You 
Should Trade In Bir- 
mingham 



1. You can take advantage of the week-end rates of the railroads. 
Tickets on sale Saturday and Sunday, good to return until midnight of 
Monday following. 

2. Two railroads, the Frisco and the Southern, have on special two- 
day rates, tickets on sale any time, good for any two consecutive days. 

3. The members of the Rebate Bureau of the Business Men's League 
will refund your railroad fare both ways. See the plan on another page of 
this booklet. 

4. The hotels offer special week-end rates to out-of-town shoppers. 

5. Birmingham has the best stores, the best stocks, every shopping 
advantage. Furthermore, Birmingham's merchanis want your trade, and 
desire the opportunity to meet you personally and show you this. 

6. When you finish your shopping, and between times, you will find 
plenty of good, clean amusements in the Magic City. A fine street car sys- 
tem, which will carry you through beautiful resident districts, or to any of 
Birmingham's busy industrial works, furnaces, rolling mills, etc. 

7. The train schedules of the various railroads are such as to allow you 
to leave home at a convenient morning hour and to return during the after- 
noon or evening. 

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Post Office Building 



How to Locate Street and Avenue Numbers 



AH the avenues run from west to east, with Morris avenue the dividing line for the 
north and south sides. Avenue numbers commence at the west and run east. 

street numbers commence at Morris avenue and run north on northside and south 
on the southside. ... . 

Even hundreds commence and end on same block. Same system tollows on streets. 

All avenue numbers end with 31 on south side of avenue with 30 on north side. 

All street numbers end with 25 on east side of street 26 on north side of street. 

Note -If you were looking for 211 North 19th street, it would be corner of Second 
alley, between 2nd and 3rd avenues. 

311 would be cor. third alley, between 3rd and 4th avenues. 

2010 3rd avenue would be between 20th and 2 1st streets. 

2421 3rd avenue would be between J4th and 2oth streets. 

712 2nd avenue would be between 7th and 8th streets 

Follow the above and you will save time and trouble locating any number. 

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"Modern Business Methods" ' 

There is no doubt that a great many of the business men of this day 
believe that to get values in any way is legitimate, so they escape business 
condemnation or the clutches of the law. They certainly entertain this 
kind of an opinion or they would not resort to the means that are so often 
used to deceive or decoy others. A great many are proud of the fact that 
some acquaintance will say, that they are smooth and slick, using such 
terms as are only applicable to the crooked, and are proud of the fact that 
some one will joint them out on an opposite corner, that he turned a trick 
on old Smith or Jones and beat him out of several hundred. There are a 
number of instances known of quite recent occurrence, where business men 
formed large organizations for the building up of a city or state, electing 
officers to conduct the organization, granting them powers, at the same time 
giving the officials assurance that they would have their support in what- 
ever they did, and when the time came to act in any way towards sustaining 
them in their promises, that they would not only refuse to support or stand 
by what their officials did, but often renounce them in unmeasured terms* 
saying that they could not be responsible and would not stand by the 
endorsement of their officials, yet were willing to receive all the benefits 
that could be brought to them by any contract or agreement entered into in 
their name by these officials. In other words, willing to eat the bread that 
should go on another one's table. 

Something for nothing seems to be the prevailing idea. To mislead and 
get one's services or money and give nothing in return is considered modern 
business and very legitimate; provided the beneficiaries can go unharmed. 
Such methods deserve the condemnation of every right thinking person, and 
they should speak out in unmeasured terms, condemning such modern busi- ' 
ness and be willing to line up with every business formed for the building up 
of the business institution of a city, state or nation, refusing to counte- 
nance anything that would not give full values for one's services or his 
money. 

This being a great day of reforms, some of which are very much needed, 
yet it behooves every one to be consistent, and do unto his neighbor as he 
would be done by. It is a known fact that the law against obtaining goods 
under false pretence is only applicable when the offender is in the lower 
walks of life. In other words, it is usually applied and made applicable to 
the unfortunate or unsuccessful. It is never thought of when it comes to an 
organized body skinning another, or a private individual, that any kind of 
a pretence to influence them to do a paid service with a promised compensa- 
tion, which afterwards turns out to be a false promise, and the makers know- 
ing it at the time, is nothing more nor less than false pretence. 

, 24 ,C0PY n * TO CAT on 

NOV 23 1 1909 



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